Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 6 hrs ago
Amplifon Americas Data Breach Affects More Than 1.3 Million
Hackers accessed Amplifon Americas’ internal systems in January 2026 and copied files from some systems between January 18 and February 8.
Amplifon Americas is the Minneapolis-based US arm of Italian hearing healthcare company Amplifon.
The breach affected 1,332,826 people nationwide, according to a filing with the Texas attorney general’s office.
After reviewing the stolen files, the company said they included names, contact details, government identification numbers, birth dates, medical and hearing information, and health insurance details.
Some people’s Social Security numbers and financial information were also taken.
Amplifon says it knows of no fraudulent use of the information so far.
The company says it contained the incident and investigated, but the available information does not say what further steps it will take.
Amplifon Americas disclosed a data breach affecting more than 1.3 million people in the United States.
Hackers accessed the company’s internal systems in January 2026 and copied files from January 18 to February 8.
The exposed information included personal, hearing and medical, and health insurance details.
For some people, Social Security numbers and financial information were also stolen.
Amplifon said it was not aware of fraudulent use of personal information resulting from the incident.
- Who
- Amplifon Americas and more than 1.3 million affected people in the United States.
- What
- Hackers accessed company systems and copied files containing personal and health information.
- When
- The systems were accessed in January 2026; files were copied between January 18 and February 8.
- Where
- Amplifon Americas’ internal systems in the United States.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hackers broke into Amplifon Americas’ internal systems.
Hackers copied files from certain systems.
Amplifon completed its review of the stolen data and determined that personal information may have been affected.
SecurityWeek reported that Amplifon had disclosed the breach.
- People affected
- More than 1.3 million in the United States
- Reported nationwide total
- 1,332,826 people
- Data copied
- January 18 to February 8, 2026
- Company location
- Minneapolis
- Potentially exposed data
- Names, contact details, government ID numbers, dates of birth, and health information
What people are saying
We are not aware of any fraudulent use of personal information as a result of this incident