[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fu614xj3flvii":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"breachDate":11,"addedDate":12,"modifiedDate":12,"contentUpdatedAt":12,"source":13,"sourceUrl":14,"sourceUrls":15,"pwnCount":20,"affectedCount":20,"affectedCountStatus":21,"affectedCountLowerBound":22,"affectedCountUnit":23,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":24,"dataClasses":25,"description":34,"seoTitle":35,"seoTitleEn":36,"seoDescription":35,"seoDescriptionEn":37,"logoUrl":38,"isVerified":4,"isSensitive":4,"isSpamList":39,"isMalware":39,"company":40},"6a71008c72f31c2d4f381262","NextStepHealthcare2024","Next Step Healthcare Data Breach","next-step-healthcare-2024","nextstephc.com","2024-06-05T00:00:00.000Z","2026-08-03T20:56:44.545Z","Organization notice and state and federal regulator filings","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.prnewswire.com\u002Fnews-releases\u002Fnext-step-healthcare-notifies-individuals-of-data-security-incident-302468978.html",[14,16,17,18,19],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mass.gov\u002Fdoc\u002F2025-941-next-step-healthcare-llc\u002Fdownload","https:\u002F\u002Fmm.nh.gov\u002Ffiles\u002Fuploads\u002Fdoj\u002Fremote-docs\u002Fnext-step-healthcare-20250530.pdf","https:\u002F\u002Fago.vermont.gov\u002Fdocument\u002F2025-05-29-next-step-healthcare-data-breach-notice-consumers","https:\u002F\u002Focrportal.hhs.gov\u002Focr\u002Fbreach\u002Fbreach_report.jsf",12090,"known",null,"people","Medium",[26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33],"Names","Dates of birth","Social security numbers","Driver's licenses","Financial account information","Diagnoses","Treatment information","Personal health data","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The 2024 Next Step Healthcare data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> came to light when the organization detected unusual activity on its network on June 5, 2024. Its investigation determined that some data may have been accessed or downloaded without authorization.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Next Step Healthcare manages a network of skilled-nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Massachusetts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>When was the incident detected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Next Step Healthcare identified unusual network activity on June 5, 2024 and secured its systems. The organization completed its review of the potentially affected data on May 22, 2025. Public documents do not disclose the precise start or end of unauthorized access, so June 5 is stored as the earliest confirmed incident date.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What information may have been affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Depending on the person, the information may have included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's-license numbers, financial-account numbers, diagnosis or treatment information and other health-related information. Not every category applied to every person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How many people were affected?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services breach record reports that the incident affected 12,090 current or former residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What did the organization do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Next Step Healthcare said it terminated the unusual activity, secured its systems, worked with cybersecurity experts and implemented additional safeguards. Notices were mailed to potentially affected people on May 29, 2025, and identity-protection services were offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What should affected people do?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Notice recipients should use the data categories in their own letters to guide monitoring of account activity, credit reports and health-care statements. People whose Social Security or financial-account information was involved may wish to consider a credit freeze or fraud alert.\u003C\u002Fp>","","Next Step Healthcare Data Breach (12.1 Thousand People Affected)","The Next Step Healthcare data breach affected 12,090 people. Review the timeline, affected identity and health data, and practical protection steps.","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fnext-step-healthcare.png",false,{"name":41,"sector":42,"country":43,"website":10,"websiteArchiveUrl":35,"websiteStatus":44,"websiteCheckedAt":12},"Next Step Healthcare","Healthcare","United States","active"]