**Awakenings Reports Data Breach Affecting Over 17,500 Individuals**
Awakenings, a healthcare organization, disclosed a data breach in which unauthorized access to its electronic records system may have exposed sensitive protected health information (PHI). The incident came to light on September 10, 2025, when the organization detected the intrusion.
On November 7, 2025, Awakenings formally notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), complying with federal reporting requirements for breaches involving PHI. While full details remain undisclosed, the breach is believed to have impacted over 17,500 individuals, based on HHS reporting thresholds.
Awakenings also published a breach notice on its website, indicating that affected individuals may receive direct notifications in the near future. The extent of the exposed data and the method of unauthorized access have not been publicly confirmed.
Source: https://straussborrelli.com/2025/12/09/awakenings-center-data-breach-investigation/
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '17500',
'industry': 'Healthcare',
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'customer_advisories': 'Notifying individuals whose information may have been '
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'date_detected': '2025-09-10',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-11-07',
'description': 'Awakenings discovered that it had experienced a data breach '
'in which the sensitive protected health information in its '
'systems may have been accessed. An unauthorized party '
'accessed its electronic records system, potentially including '
'private healthcare information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Protected health information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Electronic records system'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'references': [{'source': 'U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ '
'Office for Civil Rights'},
{'source': 'Awakenings website'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': 'HIPAA',
'regulatory_notifications': 'Filed notice with U.S. '
'Department of Health '
'and Human Services’ '
'Office for Civil '
'Rights'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Posted notice on website and filed '
'official notice with HHS'},
'title': 'Awakenings Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}