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The HIPAA Breach Report for July 2026 analyzes protected health information (PHI) breaches affecting 500 or more people as reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in June 2026.
This report covers:
- HIPAA breaches ranked by people affected
- HIPAA breaches ranked by occurrence
- Year-over-year comparison
- Takeaways
- Full data
HIPAA breaches ranked by people affected
Most common breaches by type
- Network server breaches affected the most people. 2,341,561 individuals had their data breached.
- Email breaches were the second most common breach, with 126,321 people affected.
- Other breaches affected 58,778 people, the third most impactful breach type.
HIPAA breaches ranked by occurrence
Most common breach types
- Network server was the most common attack vector. There were 32 network server breaches.
- Email breaches were the second most common attack vector. There were 6 email breaches.
- Electronic medical record and paper/films breaches were the third most common attack vector, with 3 each.
Year-over-year comparison
These charts compare the HIPAA data breach statistics from previous Paubox HIPAA Breach Reports (July 2022, July 2023, July 2024, and July 2025) with this month’s report.
HIPAA breaches ranked by people affected
What we observe
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Network server, email, and other breaches affected the most people overall in June 2026.
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The number of people affected by network server breaches was the lowest in five years, down from 7,889,771 in 2025.
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Email breaches were down from 169,076 in 2025.
HIPAA breaches ranked by occurrence
What we observe
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Network server breaches continue to be the most frequent attack vector, accounting for 32 incidents in June 2026, relatively flat from 30 in 2025.
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Email breaches dropped sharply to 6 in June 2026, down from 36 in 2025.
Takeaways
Network server breaches affected the most people in June 2026. Xsolis, Inc. had the most significant breach, which affected 1,396,519 people. Centers Lab NJ LLC had the second-largest breach, affecting 542,377 people. The yearly comparison shows that network server breaches remain the most popular attack vector for bad actors.
Overall, 2,540,795 individuals had their data accessed via 44 breaches reported in June 2026.
Full data
Click here to view the HHS’ raw data via Google Sheets.
About the Paubox HIPAA Breach Report
The Paubox HIPAA Breach Report analyzes recent PHI breaches that affected 500 or more individuals, as reported on the HHS Wall of Shame in June 2026.
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