Health Data Breach Tracker/MN

Health Plan · Archived

Minnesota Department of Human Services

303,965 individuals · submitted January 16, 2026

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Minnesota Department of Human Services, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) breached its network environment which affected the protected health information (PHI) of 303,965 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Minnesota Department of Human Services
State
MN
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
303,965
Submission date
January 16, 2026
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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