University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) reports data exposure due to third-party software vulnerability
UNMC discovered that a vulnerability in the REDCap software application, used for research studies, was exploited by a threat actor. This exposed patient information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, and for a subset, Social Security numbers, affecting 26,937 individuals.
Signal context
First seen: May 22, 2026
Last updated: Jun 24, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Vulnerability in REDCap software exploited.
- Patient information exposed for 26,937 individuals.
- Exposed data includes names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, and SSNs.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Information
Likely country: Location not provided
Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 27 signals in the same sector
- 95 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
May 2026 Data Breach Round Up: Data Breaches Affect 9 HIPAA-regulated Entitieshttps://www.hipaajournal.com/may-2026-data-breach-round-up/Public source from hipaajournal.com.
University Nebraska Medical Center Data Breach Investigation - Cole & Van Notehttps://colevannote.com/2026/05/13/university-nebraska-medical-center-data-breach-investigation/Public source from colevannote.com.
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