Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by HealthEquity, Inc. (November 2018)

Organization named: HealthEquity, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Nov. 17, 2018.

Organization as reported: HealthEquity, Inc., UT
Entity type as reported: Business Associate
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Nov. 17, 2018
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13626, row:4765)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

HealthEquity, the covered entity (CE), reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing attack. The breached accounts contained the protected health information (PHI) of 165,800 individuals. The PHI involved included names and Social Security numbers. HealthEquity conducted a forensic analysis and notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and trained its staff on the proper methods for identifying fraudulent email communications. OCR provided technical assistance on how HealthEquity could better protect its PHI and reduce the amount of sensitive data vulnerable to attack. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

165,800 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 17, 2018, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2018-11-17Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13626)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

HealthEquity, Inc. Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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