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The Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
ArchivedSubmitted 07/18/2025
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 5,427
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
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.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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