2026 HumanEdge — network incident Mar 17–18; SSNs/IDs/financial/medical; CA/TX/MA/VT notices
Data compromised
Names; Social Security numbers; driver’s license numbers; other government IDs (passports/state IDs); financial account / payment card information; medical information; health insurance information
Technical writeup
Verified company notice via California AG (reported September 2, 2026) and multi-state consumer filings. HumanEdge, Inc. (White Plains, NY staffing) detected suspicious network activity on or about March 18, 2026, investigated with cybersecurity experts, and completed impacted-file review August 13, 2026. Sample notice states names plus variable sensitive fields including SSNs, DLs, government IDs, financial data, medical and health-insurance information may have been accessed or acquired. IDX monitoring offered (enroll by Dec 1, 2026). Partial state tallies reported in secondary coverage (e.g., TX/MA/VT subsets) but no full national count at catalog time — recordsAffected 0. Prior May 2026 Qilin marketing row upgraded to companyConfirmed true.
Root cause
Suspicious network activity detected on or about March 18, 2026 (breach window March 17–18 per CA AG); file review completed August 13, 2026. Earlier Qilin leak-site marketing existed; company has now issued consumer notices.
References
- https://www.hookphish.com/blog/ransomware-group-qilin-hits-humanedge/
- https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-629213
- https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/HumanEdge%20-%20Sample%20Notice%20Letter.pdf
- https://www.claimdepot.com/data-breach/humanedge-2026
- https://www.classaction.org/data-breach-lawsuits/humanedge-september-2026