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 July 18, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 18, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9225, row:364)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, the covered entity (CE) reported that an unauthorized third-party gained access to its network and accessed or acquired the protected health information (PHI) of 5,427 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic and clinical diagnostic information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.