Every public data breach

Disclosed this week44On record26,355

44 disclosed this week · 26,355 on record

Northwestern Health Sciences University

1 breach3,499 affected in allHealthcare

Hacking breachHacking exposed names, Social Security numbers and health records. Reported to the HHS archive.3,499 affectedHealthcareUSMay 21, 2019
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attack2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2019-05-21hacking
data_types2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2019-05-21["names","ssn","health"]
summary2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2019-05-21The covered entity (CE), Northwestern Health Sciences University (NHSU), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack. This breach affected 1,198 individuals and the protected health information (PHI) involve
data_types2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2019-05-21["names","ssn"]
Added2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University, 2019-05-21
Added2026-09-25
Northwestern Health Sciences University