People search Department of Health and Human Services data breach timeline because regulated data and trust are existential—one incident triggers class actions and regulator exams. BreachHistory indexes 3 Department of Health and Human Services-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 6.4M+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Department of Health and Human Services breach history matters
Department of Health and Human Services operates in Healthcare (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 — — Department of Health and Human Services: Location of breached information: Hacking/IT…
Cataloged incident. Location of breached information: Hacking/IT Incident Business associate present: No Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 15K+ affected records in this row. See the department-of-health-and-human-services- and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2015 — — Department of Health and Human Services: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)…
Cataloged incident. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Granville County North Carolina notified patients of a data breach when an employee inadvertently sent an email to the Granville County Health Department when the file was not encrypted. The information compromised included first and last names, Medicaid identification numbers, provider names, provider ID numbers, and other Medicaid related services. For those with questions call 1-800-662-7030. More information: http://www.wral.com/nc-dhhs-r Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 2K+ affected records in this row. See the department-of-health-and-human-services- and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2012 — — Department of Health and Human Services: A man was charged with five counts of violating…
Cataloged incident. A man was charged with five counts of violating medical confidentiality laws and one count of disclosure of confidential information after he gained access to personal information for more than 228,000 Medicaid beneficiaries. BreachHistory cites approximately 6.4M+ affected records in this row. See the department-of-health-and-human-services- and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Mixed intrusion and disclosure events — appears across multiple Department of Health and Human Services 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: Watch for medical-ID theft and billing fraud after health-data incidents.
- Step 5: Bookmark the Department of Health and Human Services company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/department-of-health-and-human-services-south-carolina · Latest: department-of-health-and-human-services-south-carolina2016.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (3 rows for Department of Health and Human Services), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.