BHCHP Reports Data Breach Affecting 201,260 People
Summary
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program says files may have been accessed or acquired in a network incident, affecting 201,260 people. Exposed information included Social Security numbers, financial details and medical records.
Key points
- BHCHP said it became aware of a network disruption on Nov. 11, 2025, and brought in outside cybersecurity experts to investigate.
- The investigation found that files may have been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized party; BHCHP completed its review of affected files on June 8, 2026.
- The breach affected 201,260 people, including 184,914 Massachusetts residents.
- Information listed as exposed included names, Social Security numbers, financial account information, government IDs, health records and health insurance information.
- BHCHP began notifying affected individuals by U.S. mail on Aug. 7, 2026.
- The organization is offering affected individuals 12 months of credit monitoring and proactive fraud assistance through Cyberscout.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
- Incident Type
- Network disruption and unauthorized access or acquisition of files containing personal information
- Incident Date
- 2025-11-11
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-08-07
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Social Security numbers
- Dates of birth
- Addresses
- Credit and debit account information
- Financial account codes
- Government identification numbers
- Health records
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Affected Records
- 201,260 individuals
- Operational Impact
- A disruption on the organization's network was detected. The article does not describe further operational impact.
- Claim Status
- confirmed