Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Mass. Data Breach: SSNs Exposed

Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Massachusetts, a long-term acute care hospital in New Bedford, experienced a data breach. On March 13, 2025, the healthcare organization detected suspicious activity involving multiple employee email accounts. An investigation revealed that a threat actor gained access to six internal email accounts between March 11, 2025, and March 22, 2025.

A review was completed on Aug. 4, 2025 and determined that sensitive patient was compromised during the cybersecurity incident. Vibra Healthcare has currently disclosed that the data breach impacted two hospitals.

The cyberattack was first disclosed on Oct. 3, 2025 by the Vibra Hospital of Sacramento. The Vibra Southeastern Massachusetts data breach was disclosed to the Massachusetts Attorney General's office on Nov. 3, 2025. Impacted individuals are being notified by mail.

Exposed information in the Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Massachusetts data breach included names and Social Security numbers. The total number of affected individuals has not been released, but may include current and former patients from multiple Vibra Hospital locations.

Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Massachusetts' response

After confirming the unauthorized access, Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Massachusetts secured its email environment and engaged cybersecurity specialists to improve security measures. In addition to required state and federal disclosures, the healthcare organization is providing affected individuals 12 months of free TransUnion Cyberscout single-bureau credit monitoring services.

If you receive a data breach notice from Vibra Hospital of Sacramento, you may want to:

• Sign up for the free credit monitoring services, offered by the hosptial.
• Monitor your credit reports and financial accounts for any unusual activity.
• Be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that may use your exposed information.
• Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with major credit bureaus.

Vibra Health has established a dedicated call center at for patients with questions at 1-833-519-0410, available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

For more details about the hospital, visit the Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Massachusetts website.