2026 HCA Healthcare — unauthorised access disclosed in state filings; 15,096 Texans notified
Data compromised
Social Security numbers, medical information and health insurance information for 15,096 Texans, per the Texas filing. The total affected is not disclosed.
Technical writeup
Company-filed regulator notices. No HCA statement or HHS listing was found. An aggregator dates a letter template to July 15, which conflicts with the August 12 date; the regulator date is used.
Root cause
HCA Healthcare filed breach notices with California and Texas regulators in late October 2026, giving August 12, 2026 as the breach date. The notices do not describe the cause. HCA has not published a statement that we could find.