Central District Health Data Breach
The 2025 Central District Health Department data breach resulted from unauthorized access to the Nebraska public-health agency's network.
Exposed Data Types
1 sensitive4- Protected health information
- Names
- Dates of birth
- Social security numbers
About This Breach
According to the organization's official notice, the access occurred on February 1, 2025, and the investigation found that certain data may have been acquired.
Central District Health Department (CDHD) provides public-health services in Hall, Hamilton and Merrick counties in Nebraska.
When did the breach occur?
CDHD said an unauthorized party accessed its network environment on February 1, 2025. The review of the potentially affected data was completed on June 26, 2025, and the organization published its public notice on July 14, 2025.
What information may have been affected?
Depending on the person, the affected information could include first and last names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and protected health information. The organization states that not every data type was involved for every person.
How many people were affected?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach portal reports that the incident affected 58,519 people.
What should affected people do?
Notice recipients should review credit reports, health-insurance explanations of benefits and patient accounts for unfamiliar transactions or services. People whose Social Security numbers were involved may wish to consider a credit freeze or fraud alert.
Be cautious with unexpected calls, emails or messages that refer to this incident and request health or identity information. Independently verify requests through contact channels on the organization's official website.
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