Behavioral Health Partners of Metro West

Behavioral Health Partners of Metro West

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Behavioral Health Partners of Metro West (BHPMW) experienced a data breach discovered on April 5, 2022, involving unauthorized access to its network from September 14 to September 18, 2021. The incident affected the personal information of approximately 13 Maine residents, including Social Security Numbers. BHPMW offered identity theft protection services for 24 months to those affected, and the notification was issued on May 11, 2022.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/fb43e04f-b223-4f16-83f3-a6ec9c69b25f.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bhpmw

"id": "bhp226072625",
"linkid": "bhpmw",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 13,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Behavioral Health Partners of Metro West',
                        'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 13,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-04-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-05-11',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to the network of Behavioral Health '
                'Partners of Metro West (BHPMW) resulting in a data breach '
                'affecting personal information of approximately 13 Maine '
                'residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offered identity theft protection '
                                        'services for 24 months to those '
                                        'affected'},
 'title': 'Behavioral Health Partners of Metro West Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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