Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (November 2024)

Organization named: Massachusetts Department of Developmental 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 Nov. 8, 2024.

Organization as reported: Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, MA
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: Nov. 8, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9612, row:751)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 3,800 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. All staff were retrained.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

3,800 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 8, 2024, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2024-11-08Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 9612)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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