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2025 Minnesota DHS — 304K records (MnCHOICES unauthorized access)

2025 304.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Names, birthdates, phones, Medicaid IDs, SSN last 4, addresses, ethnicity, education, benefits

Technical writeup

Minnesota DHS MnCHOICES system: healthcare provider with legitimate credentials accessed data beyond authorized scope Aug 28–Sep 21, 2025. ~304K individuals: names, birthdates, phones, Medicaid IDs, last 4 SSN digits, addresses. 1,206 had more extensive data compromised. Detected mid-November 2025.

Root cause

Unauthorized access; credential abuse by licensed provider

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