Communities Connected for Kids
Disclosed May 15, 20197 years ago192,041 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), Communities Connected for Kids, Inc., reported that its vendor experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 192,041 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. The BA also provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the BA updated its risk management plan and implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided the BA with technical assistance pertaining to the HIPAA Security Rule.
What is known
| People affected | 192,041 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 15, 2019 |
| Discovered | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Happened | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Payment cards, Financial, Health |
| Sector | Nonprofit · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Communities Connected for Kidsmaine.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Communities Connected for Kids (Business Associate, FL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | May 15, 2019 | 192,041 |
| Maine AGresidents of ME | Aug 30, 2019 | 30 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: ["names","ssn","government-id","payment-card","financial"] to ["names","ssn","government-id","payment-card","financial","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 149114 to 192041 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2019-08-30 to 2019-05-15 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The business associate (BA), Communities Connected for Kids, Inc., reported that its vendor experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 192,041 individuals. The ePHI involved included names · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Maine AG), confirmed by Maine AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.