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Lincoln National Corporation d/b/a/ Lincoln Financial
ArchivedSubmitted 01/30/2026
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- IN
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 998
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of breached information
- Paper/Films
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
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.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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