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Breach notice filed by Ethos, also known as Southwest Boston Senior Services (March 2024)

Organization named: Ethos, also known as Southwest Boston Senior Services Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice

Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of March 22, 2024.

Organization as reported
Ethos, also known as Southwest Boston Senior Services, MA
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
March 22, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10049, row:1188)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Ethos dba Southwest Boston Senior Services experienced a hacking/IT incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 14,503 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and health insurance information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff was also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 14,503 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date March 22, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10049)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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