DisclosureLens
UnknownGovernmentHealthcareGovernmentCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedFinancial accountHealth (basic)Government IDPHIPIIMediumContained

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

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Filed

Mar 19, 2026

To disclose

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Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services →6 incidents on file

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) notified individuals that their personal identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI), including Social Security numbers, were potentially compromised. The incident involved DDS service recipients and staff. DDS engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and is offering credit monitoring and guidance on security freezes. The specific cause of the breach and dates of occurrence/discovery are not detailed in the provided excerpt.

Incident timeline — partial

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Breach window unknown

Mar 19, 2026

Filed

No interval is drawn: no breach start or discovery date is on record for this filing.

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.