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Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on May 14, 2025 in Data Breach
Updated on June 4, 2025

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

​​​​​​​​On May 2, 2025, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Inc. (“DATS”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the Attorney General’s Office of Maine. The incident involved unauthorized access to DATS’s computer network (the “Data Breach”) that occurred between October 5, 2025, and October 6, 2025, and was discovered on October 6, 2025. A subsequent investigation concluded that sensitive personal information had been compromised. Approximately 22,215 individuals have been impacted. 

Recently, DATS began sending data breach notification letters to individuals affected by the Data Breach. If you received a data breach notification letter from DATS, it indicates that your information was affected by the Data Breach​. Each notification letter includes an offer for a year’s complimentary membership to CyberScout single bureau credit monitoring. 

Founded in 1977, DATS is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides comprehensive outpatient treatment services to victims of substance abuse disorders. Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, DATS is the state-designated provider for drug and alcohol counseling covering all of Lackawanna County and is one of the largest outpatient services providers in Pennsylvania. DATS employs around 30 individuals and serves an average monthly caseload of 700 patients. 

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES DATA BREACH?

While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:

  • Full names.
  • Addresses,
  • Dates of birth,
  • Social Security numbers,
  • Health insurance information,
  • Patient account numbers, 
  • Medication information,
  • Diagnosis and treatment information,
  • Doctor names,
  • Medical claims and billing information.

This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. 

Personal medical information (a specific type of PII) is referred to as Protected Health Information (“PHI”). It is protected under both state and federal law. Healthcare providers and other businesses who handle PHI are required to protect that information. Like stolen PII, stolen PHI can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. Quite often, PII and PHI are used in conjunction by hackers.

The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. 

California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.