HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Brockton Area Multi Services, Inc., MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9907, row:1046)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Brockton Area Multi Services reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 21,537 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license and state identification numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.