A massive health services data breach has placed the personal information of 303,965 Americans at risk.
The breach, classified as an Unauthorized Access/Disclosure event affecting a state agency’s network server, hit the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) on January 16th.
The compromised data stems from the MnChoices system, a statewide platform used for demographic assessments and long-term care planning, according to reporting tied to the DHS notification.
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Unauthorized access was identified in November 2025, and access was eventually revoked, but not before demographic records for nearly 304,000 residents were accessed. For a smaller subset of individuals – approximately 1,200 cases – additional sensitive information including some medical details and partial Social Security numbers may have been viewed.
The breach was traced to
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