Amplifon Americas, the US hearing-care company, has started notifying people about a breach of its systems. The Texas Attorney General filing lists 1,332,826 people in total, including 85,804 Texans. Vermont was told about 1,027 residents.

The company says someone copied files from its systems between January 18 and February 8, 2026. It spotted the activity on February 11, but the review of what was in those files wasn’t finished until October 6. Notices started going out in early November.

What may have been in the files, depending on the person: name, address, date of birth, driver’s license or other government ID, hearing and medical information, dates of service, and health insurance details. For some people, Social Security numbers and financial information were included too. Amplifon says it hasn’t seen that data used for fraud so far. Your own letter is the one that lists what applied to you.

If you were a patient, plan member, or otherwise got a letter, this is the useful order:

  1. Freeze your credit at Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. It’s free, and it is the highest-value step if an SSN might be in the mix. Do all three. A freeze on one bureau isn’t enough.
  2. Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN at irs.gov so nobody can file a tax return with your Social Security number.
  3. Enroll in whatever free monitoring the letter offers. It’s usually only for people whose SSN or financial info was involved, so read that part carefully.
  4. Check bank and card statements, and look at health insurance Explanation of Benefits for visits or claims you don’t recognize.
  5. Hang up on calls or texts about hearing aids, insurance, or refunds that already know your name or clinic details. Call Amplifon or your insurer on a number you find yourself.

The letter should also have a phone number for questions. Keep it.

If you get a breach notice and aren’t sure what to do with it, we wrote a plain guide here: osintpro.dev/…/what-a-breach-notification-means

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