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Providence Health Services Data Breach

▼ Key takeaways

•Reports suggest a potential breach involving Providence Health Services.
•Discovered on August 30, 2024.
•Possible data exposed: Name, Date of Birth, Address, Phone Number, Insurance Information, Policy Number, Emergency Contact, Dates of Service, Places of Service, Test Results, Medications, Diagnoses, Clinical Records.
•Affects individuals in: California, United States.
•Confirmation level: Confirmed by regulators.

Breach confirmed

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Detailed summary

Providence Health Services, a not-for-profit healthcare system, identified a data breach involving its health information exchange vendor, Health Gorilla. The incident occurred between August 30, 2024, and December 8, 2025, but was initially disclosed and reported to regulators on August 30, 2024, by Health Gorilla.

The breach affected 22,701 individuals. Exposed data types included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, insurance information, policy numbers, emergency contacts, dates and places of service, test results, medications, diagnoses, and clinical records. Social Security numbers were not involved. Providence began mailing notification letters to affected individuals on April 9, 2026, and offered one year of free identity protection services. The company stated there is no indication that patient medical records were hacked or stolen by a third party.

Details can emerge later and consumer notices may be delayed.

Data possibly involved

Name
Date of Birth
Often used in combination with other data for identity theft
Address
Could be combined with other data for identity theft
Phone Number
May be used for SIM swapping or targeted scam calls
Insurance Information
Policy Number
Emergency Contact
Dates of Service
Places of Service
Test Results
Medications
Diagnoses
Clinical Records

Company Response Timeline

Response Grade

Took over 180 days or has not yet notified consumers

Breach Occurred

Aug 30, 2024

Company Discovered

Aug 30, 2024

Regulator Notified

Aug 30, 2024

Consumers Notified

Apr 9, 2026

0 days to discover

587 days to notify consumers

Breach Verification Status

Reports Only

Complete

Initial dark web reports of potential breach

Company Confirmed

Complete

Company has acknowledged the breach

Regulator Confirmed

Current

Confirmed by regulatory authorities

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Case Status:

Monitoring

We're monitoring this situation for developments.

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