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    BCS Counseling Group Data Breach

    ▼ Key takeaways

    • •Reports suggest a potential breach involving BCS Counseling Group.
    • •Discovered on October 29, 2026.
    • •Possible data exposed: Names, Social Security numbers, Email addresses, Phone numbers, Dates of birth, Health records.
    • •Affects individuals in: New York, Massachusetts, Vermont.
    • •Confirmation level: Confirmed by company.

    Breach confirmed

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    Detailed summary

    Brooklyn Counseling Services, also known as BCS Counseling Group, reported a 2026 data breach involving information it had provided to an electronic medical records vendor. The supplied source says the incident was disclosed to the Vermont Attorney General on October 24, 2026, and to the Massachusetts Attorney General on October 27, 2026. A separate report gives October 24 for the Massachusetts filing, so that date is not consistent across sources.

    Reported information involved names, Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and health records. The number of people affected by the incident, when it occurred, and when consumer notices were sent have not been disclosed in the sources consulted. The reported records include health information; no financial data was identified.

    The available reports were published in October 2026. Further details, including the affected-person count and notification timeline, may emerge later; consumer notice dates remain unknown.

    Data possibly involved

    • Names
    • Social Security numbers
      Can be used to open fraudulent accounts and file false tax returns
    • Email addresses
      Increases risk of phishing attacks and account takeovers
    • Phone numbers
      May be used for SIM swapping or targeted scam calls
    • Dates of birth
    • Health records

    Company Response Timeline

    Breach Occurred

    Unknown

    Company Discovered

    Oct 29, 2026

    Regulator Notified

    Oct 24, 2026

    Consumers Notified

    Unknown

    Breach Verification Status

    Reports Only

    Complete

    Initial dark web reports of potential breach

    Company Confirmed

    Current

    Company has acknowledged the breach

    Regulator Confirmed

    Confirmed by regulatory authorities

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