By HFT Staff

Bacon County Health Services, Inc. (BCHS) is issuing notice of an event that may involve personal and protected health information. 

On July 27, 2026, BCHS initially became aware of unusual activity within its internal network. Immediate action was taken to secure its network and to ensure that patient care was not disrupted. Additionally, BCHS promptly launched an investigation with assistance from cybersecurity specialists to determine the nature and scope of the activity. The investigation determined that the network had been accessed by an unknown actor between July 10, 2026 and July 27, 2026, and during this time, files were copied and potentially viewed.  

BCHS reported the incident to law enforcement and notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. BCHS is currently conducting a comprehensive and thorough review of the contents of the potentially affected files to identify any personal and protected health information contained therein and to whom that information relates. Once its review is complete, it will move as quickly as possible to directly notify individuals whose information is present in the affected files and provide detail about the types of information at issue for each individual. 

At this stage, the review of potentially impacted data remains ongoing, and it is too early to tell what specific information was involved.