- State
- MA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 97,488
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 97,488 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE adopted encryption technologies, retrained workforce members, and implemented additional physical and technical safeguards.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.