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Mental Health Association Agrees to Data Breach Settlement with FTC

| 2026-09-30 11:49 CRITICAL LOW DATA BREACH
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Executive Summary
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The Mental Health Association, a human services agency in Massachusetts, agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over a November 2024 cyberattack and data breach that affected 12,633 individuals. The settlement resolves allegations of negligence by the defendant due to its failure to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures, resulting in the potential exposure of personal and protected health information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, medications, other medical information, and medical record numbers. Cybercriminal actors breached the agency's network in November 2024, and the company notified affected individuals about the data breach on May 30, 2025. The settlement includes payment of attorneys' fees, legal expenses, and benefits for class members, as well as complimentary credit monitoring services and reimbursement of documented losses incurred due to the data breach.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Implementing reasonable cybersecurity measures to prevent data breaches. • Detecting potential unauthorized access through monitoring of network activity and system logs. • Blocking or hunting for indicators such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, medications, medical record numbers.
Intelligence Metadata
Actors / Malware / CVEs / Campaigns
Target & Sectors
Global Scope healthhealth
Incident Timeline
‎November 2024
Threat actors breached the network of The Mental Health Association in November 2024, potentially obtaining personal and protected health information from approximately 12,633 individuals.
industry Health
The Mental Health Association, a Chicopee, Massachusetts-based human services agency that provides substance use recovery and support services for developmental disabilities, has agreed to a settlement to resolve class action litigation over a November 2024 cyberattack and data breach that affected 12,633 individuals.
Cybercriminal actors breached its network in November 2024 and potentially obtained personal and protected health information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, medications, other medical information, and medical record numbers.
tactic Data Breach
The Mental Health Association, a Chicopee, Massachusetts-based human services agency that provides substance use recovery and support services for developmental disabilities, has agreed to a settlement to resolve class action litigation over a November 2024 cyberattack and data breach that affected 12,633 individuals.
organisation The Mental Health Association
The Mental Health Association, a Chicopee, Massachusetts-based human services agency that provides substance use recovery and support services for developmental disabilities, has agreed to a settlement to resolve class action litigation over a November 2024 cyberattack and data breach that affected 12,633 individuals.
general_metric 12,633 individuals
The Mental Health Association, a Chicopee, Massachusetts-based human services agency that provides substance use recovery and support services for developmental disabilities, has agreed to a settlement to resolve class action litigation over a November 2024 cyberattack and data breach that affected 12,633 individuals.
organisation Social Security
Cybercriminal actors breached its network in November 2024 and potentially obtained personal and protected health information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, medications, other medical information, and medical record numbers.
‎May 30, 2025
The company notified affected individuals about the data breach on May 30, 2025.
tactic Data Breach
The company notified affected individuals about the data breach on May 30, 2025.
‎June 2025
Threat actors are not mentioned in this snippet, but rather a data breach occurred due to the defendant's negligence and failure to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures.
industry Health
The first class action lawsuit was filed in June 2025, alleging that the plaintiff had suffered injuries as a result of the exposure of his sensitive personal and health information, and that the data breach occurred due to the negligence of the defendant due to the failure to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures.
tactic Data Breach
The first class action lawsuit was filed in June 2025, alleging that the plaintiff had suffered injuries as a result of the exposure of his sensitive personal and health information, and that the data breach occurred due to the negligence of the defendant due to the failure to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures.
organisation Campbell
Two additional plaintiffs were added to the complaint – Campbell et al. v. Mental Health Association, Inc. – which is pending in the Superior Court of Hampden County, Massachusetts.
organisation Mental Health Association, Inc.
Two additional plaintiffs were added to the complaint – Campbell et al. v. Mental Health Association, Inc. – which is pending in the Superior Court of Hampden County, Massachusetts.
organisation the Superior Court of
Two additional plaintiffs were added to the complaint – Campbell et al. v. Mental Health Association, Inc. – which is pending in the Superior Court of Hampden County, Massachusetts.
‎Sep 30, 2026
The Mental Health Association agreed to a settlement in relation to a data breach.
industry Health
The Mental Health Association Data Breach Settlement Agreed Posted By Steve Alder on Sep 30, 2026
tactic Data Breach
The Mental Health Association Data Breach Settlement Agreed Posted By Steve Alder on Sep 30, 2026
‎2026/09/30
The Mental Health Association reached a settlement agreement with HIPAA Journal, offering class members the option to claim reimbursement of up to $5,000 or an alternative one-time cash payment of $40.
organisation HIPAA Journal
…e Checklist Immediate Delivery of Checklist Link To Your Email Address Please Enter Correct Email Address Your Privacy Respected HIPAA Journal Privacy Policy Class members may submit a claim for reimbursement of documented, unreimbursed losses incurred due to the data breach up to a maximum of $5,000 per class member or may instead claim an alternative one-time $40 cash payment.
financial $40 $ alternative cash payment
…e Checklist Immediate Delivery of Checklist Link To Your Email Address Please Enter Correct Email Address Your Privacy Respected HIPAA Journal Privacy Policy Class members may submit a claim for reimbursement of documented, unreimbursed losses incurred due to the data breach up to a maximum of $5,000 per class member or may instead claim an alternative one-time $40 cash payment.
‎November 19, 2026
The deadline for objecting to the settlement, opting out, and submitting a claim in relation to The Mental Health Association Data Breach Settlement is November 19, 2026.
‎December 15, 2026
The Mental Health Association has agreed to a settlement in its data breach case, with the final fairness hearing scheduled for December 15, 2026.
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financial
40
$ Alternative Cash Payment
…e Checklist Immediate Delivery of Checklist Link To Your Email Address Please Enter Correct Email Address Your Privacy Respected HIPAA Journal Privacy Policy Class members may submit a claim for reimbursement of documented, unreimbursed losses incurred due to the data breach up to a maximum of $5,000 per class member or may instead claim an alternative one-time $40 cash payment.
Intelligence Sources
HIPAA Journal 2026-09-30