People search Emory Healthcare data breach timeline because regulated data and trust are existential—one incident triggers class actions and regulator exams. BreachHistory indexes 5 Emory Healthcare-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 315K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Emory Healthcare breach history matters
Emory Healthcare operates in Healthcare. 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
2017 — — Emory Healthcare: An attack on a database used by Emory Healthcare…
Cataloged incident. An attack on a database used by Emory Healthcare for patient appointments is the largest health data breach reported to federal regulators so far in 2017. The incident, which exposed data on almost 80,000 individuals, seems to spotlight a persistent problem facing a growing number of organizations that use misconfigured MongoDB and other similar databases, security exerts say (see Database Hijackings: Who's Next?).In a statement posted on its website, Atlanta, Ga.-based Emory Healthcare says tha Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 80K+ affected records in this row. See the emory-healthcare2017 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2012 — — Emory Healthcare: Emory Healthcare revealed that 10 backup discs that…
Cataloged incident. Emory Healthcare revealed that 10 backup discs that contained patient information are missing from a storage location at Emory University Hospital. The discs were determined to have been removed sometime between February 7, 2012, and February 20, 2012. The patient information was related to surgery and included names, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, dates of surgery, procedure codes or the name of the surgical procedures, surgeon names, anesthesiologist names, device implant information, a Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 315K+ affected records in this row. See the emory-healthcare2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2012 — — Emory Healthcare: Poor security, 315K records
Cataloged incident. Data breach reported to Have I Been Pwned or similar sources. Further technical details not publicly disclosed. BreachHistory cites approximately 315K+ affected records in this row. See the emory-healthcare-atlanta2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2011 — — Emory Healthcare: An investigation into a few stolen Social Security…
Cataloged incident. An investigation into a few stolen Social Security checks that had been fraudulently deposited into Duluth banks uncovered three separate identity theft rings. At least six conspirators managed to defraud 5,779 people. A former real estate broker created a tax service company in order to access credit reports from a third-party credit reporting agency. Names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers were exposed. The former real estate agent then made about $2.5 million by stealing Social Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 13K+ affected records in this row. See the emory-healthcare2011 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2010 — — Emory Healthcare: The company 'misplaced' 10 discs containing…
Cataloged incident. The company 'misplaced' 10 discs containing sensitive information, including social security numbers. BreachHistory cites approximately 315K+ affected records in this row. See the emory-healthcareu and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Mixed intrusion and disclosure events — appears across multiple Emory Healthcare 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 Emory Healthcare company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/emory-healthcare · Latest: emory-healthcare2017.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (5 rows for Emory Healthcare), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.