Hackers got into a records software vendor, and Social Security numbers and health details of patients at two New York counseling practices may have been taken.
Two New York counseling practices are warning patients that their Social Security numbers and health details may have been stolen. The theft did not happen at the clinics themselves. It happened at Accumedic Computer Systems, a company that makes electronic medical records software for behavioral health providers.
Accumedic told Hispanic Counseling Center that it spotted suspicious activity on its network on June 8, 2026. Outside experts found that an unauthorized person first got in on April 8, 2026. The person may have taken customer information between June 4 and June 8. On September 1, Accumedic confirmed that patient health information was exposed and may have been taken.
Hispanic Counseling Center on Long Island runs a mental health clinic and a substance use disorder clinic, and offers bilingual counseling. Brooklyn Counseling Services, also called BCS Group or BCS Counselling Group, has also told patients about a similar incident at one of its records vendors.
The BCS letter does not name the vendor or say when the incident happened. The timing of the letters suggests it is the same vendor, Accumedic, but that is an inference, not a confirmed fact. The number of people affected has not been made public. One Massachusetts resident and two Vermont residents were affected, and most others are likely in Brooklyn.
For Hispanic Counseling Center patients, the data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information and health insurance information. For BCS patients, it includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and health records. A Social Security number is the piece that matters most. With it, a criminal can try to open accounts or file claims in someone else's name.
If you have never been a patient at either practice, this notice is not about you. It is not yet known whether other practices that use the same vendor are affected.
Hispanic Counseling Center began mailing letters on October 30, 2026, and says free credit monitoring is available. The steps in the alert box above explain how to respond. Accumedic says it has added technical safeguards. Watch for more detail, including how many people were affected, as the practices and state officials share it.
If you saw either practice, read the letter, take the free credit monitoring, and keep a close eye on your credit and insurance statements.
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