Dexcom notifies victims of personal and health data breach linked to October account compromise
Dexcom notified victims of a data breach relating to the employee account compromise and file downloads caused by a social engineering attack that it disclosed in October 2026. On 2 November, it confirmed that personal information may have been included; depending on the individual, this included Social Security numbers, government ID information or health information such as prescription numbers and diagnoses. The total number of people affected and the exact date of the compromise were not disclosed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Dexcom
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-10
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Employee account compromise and file downloads through a social engineering attack
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataHealth & medical data
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- It was revealed that an employee account compromise led to the exposure of files containing Social Security numbers, government ID information or health information.
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