Hearing aid giant Amplifon reveals data breach hits thousands of US customers — Social Security numbers and medical information stolen
Some sources are saying more than a million people are affected
by https://www.techradar.com/author/sead-fadilpai · TechRadarNews By Sead Fadilpašić Published 10 November 2026
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- Amplifon Americas disclosed a cyberattack that exposed personal, insurance, and healthcare-related information
- Stolen data included medical records and identifiers, with some individuals also losing Social Security numbers
- Company is offering identity protection services and warning affected users to watch for phishing and fraud
Healthcare company Amplifon Americas has disclosed suffering a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive customer data, including different healthcare information and Social Security numbers (SSN).
It is now urging customers to be careful with incoming emails, especially those related to Amplifon and its business.
The company said unidentified threat actors broke in on January 18 2026 at the latest and between then, and February 8, 2026, they were exfiltrating personally identifiable information (PII) the company has stored on its servers. Amplifon Americas spotted the intrusion on February 11, notified law enforcement and relevant agencies, and launched an investigation.
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The company did not explain exactly how the attackers made it inside its network, but it did say that it disabled “impacted accounts”. This would suggest that an employee account was compromised, likely via phishing or infostealer malware infections.
It also said it “promptly contained” the incident, and implemented mitigation measures such as “enhancing monitoring for signs of suspicious activity.”
Its investigation concluded on October 6 2026, and determined that the attackers stole people’s names, contact information, dates of birth, driver licenses (or other state identification numbers), other government-issued identification numbers, hearing or medical information, medical record numbers, dates of service, other health information, health insurance ID numbers, and other health insurance information.
Financial information, as well as SSNs, were exposed “for a limited number of individuals.”
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