People search Hewlett Packard data breach timeline because the brand sits on billions of accounts, credentials, and cloud workloads. BreachHistory indexes 7 Hewlett Packard-linked incidents, with headline counts up to 200K+ in catalog rows. This page maps every attested event through 2026 with internal links to canonical records.
Why Hewlett Packard breach history matters
Hewlett Packard operates in Other (United States). Across indexed rows, recurring themes include unverified actor or scraping claims. Understanding the chronological pattern helps security teams, customers, and regulators separate confirmed disclosures from forum marketing.
Full timeline through 2026
2016 — 134,000 records
Cataloged incident. Nov 2016. Compromised HPE contractor laptop exposed Career Waypoints (C-WAY) database. Names and SSNs of 134,386 current and former sailors. Navy notified Oct 27; announced Nov 23. NCIS and FBI investigated. No evidence of misuse at disclosure. Navy pressed HPE for credit monitoring. Exposed categories include Names, SSNs. BreachHistory cites approximately 134K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2016 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2012 — — Hewlett Packard: An employee responded to a telephone computer…
Cataloged incident. An employee responded to a telephone computer phishing scam. The person was employed by a subcontractor of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services (HP ES) named Carewise Health. Unauthorized users were able to remotely access a database of Medicaid client information as a result of the phishing attempt. Eventually HP ES and Carewise Health were able to disable the laptop and notify the Cabinet for Health and Family Services of the breach.UPDATE (01/02/2013): The employee revealed information to t Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 1K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2012 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2011 — — Hewlett Packard: A dishonest employee accessed the Electronic Data…
Cataloged incident. A dishonest employee accessed the Electronic Data System's database of names and Social Security numbers of student loan borrowers. The former employee then used the information to file false tax returns in 2009. Sentencing is scheduled for December 19, 2011 and involves a minimum of two years in prison, a maximum of 354 years in prison, and a maximum fine of $6,250,000.UPDATE (12/22/2011): The dishonest employee was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison for stealing the identities of stude Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 250 affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2011 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2010 — — Hewlett Packard: Laptop lost/stolen containing employee data: names,…
Cataloged incident. Laptop lost/stolen containing employee data: names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other employment-related information. BreachHistory cites approximately 200K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packardu and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2008 — — Hewlett Packard: Several thousand employee records were contained on…
Cataloged incident. Several thousand employee records were contained on a laptop that was stolen from an HP employee based in the Houston area. At first HP thought that there was no sensitive information on the laptop, but after looking into back-up files, the company realized that it contained names and Social Security numbers of current and former employees. Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 1K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2008 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2007 — — Hewlett Packard: A laptop belonging to an HP director was lost…
Cataloged incident. A laptop belonging to an HP director was lost during a business trip to Atlanta, GA. The breach occurred in late July and involved the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, citizenship status and compensation information of Mercury Interactive employees. Mercury Interactive was acquired by HP in November of 2006. Exposed categories include Personal information. BreachHistory cites approximately 1K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2007 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
2006 — — Hewlett Packard: Laptop lost/stolen containing employee data: names,…
Cataloged incident. Laptop lost/stolen containing employee data: names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other employment-related information. BreachHistory cites approximately 200K+ affected records in this row. See the hewlett-packard2006 and canonical BreachHistory entry.
Patterns and analysis
- Unverified actor or scraping claims — appears across multiple Hewlett Packard 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 Hewlett Packard company page for new 2026+ disclosures.
Canonical BreachHistory hub
Explore every indexed row: breachhistory.com/hewlett-packard · Latest: hewlett-packard2016.
Sources: BreachHistory catalog (7 rows for Hewlett Packard), company and regulator disclosures cited in individual breach records.