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title: Amplifon Americas, the US arm of the hearing-care company, says files with health, insurance and ID data were taken in a January-February intrusion; about 1.33 million people affected | ctxsec
url: https://ctxsec.com/items/amplifon-americas-breach-1-3m-health-insurance-data-nov-5
description: "Amplifon (USA) reported the breach to the Vermont Attorney General on Nov 5 (1,027 Vermont residents; Social Security numbers and health records). Its notice says an unauthorized party took files from certain systems between Jan 18 and Feb 8, 2026; the company detected it on Feb 11 and only determined on Oct 6 that personal data was involved. SecurityWeek reports the Texas AG filing lists 1,332,826 people nationwide. Data includes names, dates of birth, driver's license and other government ID numbers, hearing and other medical information, and health insurance details, with SSNs or financial information for a smaller group."
status: "official (Vermont AG breach-notice listing, Nov 5); nationwide total from Amplifon's Texas AG filing as reported by SecurityWeek"
published: 2026-11-09
---

> Amplifon (USA) reported the breach to the Vermont Attorney General on Nov 5 (1,027 Vermont residents; Social Security numbers and health records). Its notice says an unauthorized party took files from certain systems between Jan 18 and Feb 8, 2026; the company detected it on Feb 11 and only determined on Oct 6 that personal data was involved. SecurityWeek reports the Texas AG filing lists 1,332,826 people nationwide. Data includes names, dates of birth, driver's license and other government ID numbers, hearing and other medical information, and health insurance details, with SSNs or financial information for a smaller group.

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official (Vermont AG breach-notice listing, Nov 5); nationwide total from Amplifon's Texas AG filing as reported by SecurityWeek

2026-11-09

### Amplifon Americas, the US arm of the hearing-care company, says files with health, insurance and ID data were taken in a January-February intrusion; about 1.33 million people affected

- **Offered:** 24 months of credit monitoring and identity protection for certain people, per the company's notice as quoted in coverage.
- **Not disclosed:** how the attacker got in, whether ransomware was involved, or who did it. No group has been tied to it publicly.
- **For patients:** expect phishing that uses hearing-aid appointment or insurance details; check explanations of benefits for services you did not get.

Sources: [Vermont AG: Security Breach Notices (Amplifon (USA), Inc., 11-5-2026)](https://ago.vermont.gov/categories/security-breach-notices) · [SecurityWeek: Amplifon Americas data breach impacts 1.3 million (Nov 9)](https://www.securityweek.com/amplifon-americas-data-breach-impacts-1-3-million/)