People search Aurora data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 2 Aurora-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 6K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Aurora breach history matters
Aurora operates in Transportation (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include mixed intrusion and disclosure events. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2016 — — Aurora: Location of breached information: Unauthorized…
Cataloged incident. Location of breached information: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Business associate present: Yes Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 869 affected records in this row. See the aurora2016 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2009 — — Aurora: 6,400 people who were in-patients at St, 6K records
Cataloged incident. 6,400 people who were in-patients at St. Luke's are being warned that their name, Social Security number and other information may have landed in the hands of thieves, due to a stolen laptop computer. All of the at-risk individuals were cared for there at some point by a hospitalist, a physician other than the patient's primary care doctor, who works for an independent physician group called Cogent Healthcare. The computer was stolen from a locked office in a secure physician office building tha Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 6K+ affected records in this row. See the aurora2009 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Mixed intrusion and disclosure events — appears across multiple Aurora catalog entries; prioritize controls that address this class of failure.
- Record-count hygiene — BreachHistory indexes actor-cited figures separately from company-confirmed totals; read each row's technicalWriteup before treating counts as fact.
- 2026 monitoring — New disclosures roll into this timeline as they are verified or labeled unverified per catalog policy.
What to do if you may be affected
- Step 1: Enable phishing-resistant MFA on every account tied to this brand.
- Step 2: Use unique passwords and a password manager—breach rows often involve credential reuse.
- Step 3: Monitor official company breach notices and regulator filings, not dark-web downloads.
- Step 4: Bookmark the Aurora company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/aurora · Latest: aurora2016.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (2 rows for Aurora), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.