HCA Healthcare breach exposes personal information of about 55,000 people
On 12 August 2026, HCA Healthcare suffered an intrusion into its systems through an external supplier, during which files containing patient information and medical residents’ personnel information were copied. Information about approximately 55,000 people was exposed, with the files containing Social Security numbers, medical and insurance information, and immigration-related information for some medical residents, among other details. HCA Healthcare began notifying those affected.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- HCA Healthcare
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- 2026-08-12
- Scale of damage
- Personal information of approximately 55,000 patients and medical residents
- Cause / method
- Intrusion into IT systems through an external supplier and copying of files
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- A system breach was confirmed, with the intruder having copied medical residents’ personnel files and patient information from some affiliated healthcare facilities.
- At least 15,096 Texas residents were confirmed to have been affected.
- HCA Healthcare began notifying those affected.
- The total number of people whose information was exposed was disclosed as approximately 55,000.
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