Hearing aid giant Amplifon reveals data breach hits thousands of US customers — Social Security numbers and…
- Amplifon Americas disclosed a cyberattack that exposed personal, insurance, and healthcare-related information
- Stolen data included medical records and identifiers, with some individuals also losing Social Security numbers
- Company is offering identity protection services and warning affected users to watch for phishing and fraud
Healthcare company Amplifon Americas has disclosed suffering a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive customer data, including different healthcare information and Social Security numbers (SSN).
It is now urging customers to be careful with incoming emails, especially those related to Amplifon and its business.
The company said unidentified threat actors broke in on January 18 2026 at the latest and between then, and February 8, 2026, they were exfiltrating personally identifiable information (PII) the company has stored on its servers. Amplifon Americas spotted the intrusion on February 11, notified law enforcement and relevant agencies, and launched an investigation.
Amplifon attacked
The company did not explain exactly how...
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