Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a/ Lincoln Financial (January 2026)

Organization named: Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a Lincoln Financial Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

What the sources say

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

Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Jan. 30, 2026.

Organization as reported: Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a/ Lincoln Financial, IN
Entity type as reported: Health Plan
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Paper/Films
Submission date: Jan. 30, 2026
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9019, row:158)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Lincoln National Corporation dba Lincoln Financial, reported that an employee impermissibly mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 998 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved demographic and financial information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

998 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Jan. 30, 2026, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2026-01-30Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9019)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a Lincoln Financial Named as the covered entity 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, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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