Gateways Community Services Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Personal Information
Shamis & Gentile P.A., a class action law firm specializing in data breach cases, is investigating a security incident at Gateways Community Services, a New Hampshire-based nonprofit serving over 3,000 individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and behavioral challenges.
The breach, reported to the Massachusetts Attorney General on May 5, 2026, involved unauthorized access to Form W-2 documents, exposing sensitive data of at least 29 Massachusetts residents. Compromised information includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, tax withholdings, and Employer Identification Numbers.
Gateways Community Services, founded in 1981, provides critical support to children, adults, veterans, and seniors across southern New Hampshire. The full scope of the breach and its impact on other affected individuals remain under investigation. Legal representatives are reviewing potential compensation claims for those whose data was exposed.
Source: https://www.claimdepot.com/investigations/gateways-community-services-data-breach-2026
Gateways Community Services TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gateways-community-services
"id": "gat1778013028",
"linkid": "gateways-community-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'At least 29 Massachusetts '
'residents',
'industry': 'Healthcare/Social Services',
'location': 'New Hampshire, USA',
'name': 'Gateways Community Services',
'size': 'Serves over 3,000 individuals',
'type': 'Nonprofit'}],
'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['Form W-2'],
'number_of_records_exposed': 'At least 29',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Names, addresses, '
'Social Security '
'numbers, tax '
'withholdings, '
'Employer '
'Identification '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Form W-2 documents, personally '
'identifiable information'},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-05-05',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to Form W-2 documents at Gateways '
'Community Services, a New Hampshire-based nonprofit, exposed '
'sensitive data including names, addresses, Social Security '
'numbers, tax withholdings, and Employer Identification '
'Numbers of at least 29 Massachusetts residents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, '
'tax withholdings, Employer Identification '
'Numbers',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'investigation_status': 'Under investigation',
'references': [{'source': 'Shamis & Gentile P.A.'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': 'Potential compensation claims '
'under review',
'regulatory_notifications': 'Reported to '
'Massachusetts Attorney '
'General'},
'title': 'Gateways Community Services Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Personal '
'Information',
'type': 'Data Breach'}