# Brightmoor Hospice Begins Mailing Notices After Two Email Accounts Were Breached

> Brightmoor Hospice began mailing breach notices on October 16, 2026, after unauthorized access to two employee email accounts exposed patient health information.

- Published: 2026-10-17T02:18:59+00:00
- Section: Incidents
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-17/brightmoor-hospice-email-breach-notices
- Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brightmoor-hospice-llc-provides-notification-of-data-security-incident-302911735.html)

## Key takeaways

- Brightmoor Hospice found unauthorized access to two employee email accounts between March 24 and March 25, 2026.
- The company determined on August 18, 2026, that protected health information belonging to certain patients was in the accounts.
- Brightmoor began notifying individuals by mail on October 16, 2026, and is offering complimentary credit monitoring.

[Brightmoor Hospice](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0029v1a/brightmoor-hospice), LLC began notifying patients by mail on October 16, 2026, after unauthorized access to two employee email accounts between March 24 and March 25, 2026, the company said. The Griffin, Georgia-based hospice provider disclosed the incident in a [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/brightmoor-hospice-llc-provides-notification-of-data-security-incident-302911735.html) notice.

## How Brightmoor Hospice Found the Email Access

Brightmoor discovered suspicious activity tied to two employees' email accounts on or around March 25, 2026, according to the notice. The company said it secured the accounts and brought in third-party specialists to investigate, and the investigation determined the accounts were accessed without authorization between March 24 and March 25, 2026.

Brightmoor then reviewed the contents of the affected accounts. On August 18, 2026, the company determined that protected health information belonging to certain patients was present in the accounts, and it conducted a review of internal records to locate address information for potentially impacted individuals.

The types of information vary by individual and may include name and one or more of the following: addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's license information, dates of birth, patients' identification numbers, diagnosis, medical history information, medical record numbers, medical treatment information, lab information, treating doctor's name, medication information, vaccination information, medical insurance information, and family and social history information.

Brightmoor said it has no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of information from the incident. The company is offering complimentary credit monitoring services and has notified the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Brightmoor established a toll-free call center at 1-800-759-8524, open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM EST, excluding holidays.

## Brightmoor Hospice's Georgia Hospice Network

Brightmoor Hospice is a privately held, Georgia-based hospice care provider founded in 2005, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The company operates three 12-bed inpatient facilities in Conyers, Griffin and Macon plus a Riverdale location, serving 23 counties with in-home hospice, inpatient, palliative, nursing home, assisted living and veterans hospice services reimbursed primarily through Medicare. Its headcount range is 101-250, with a revenue estimate of $25 million-$50 million and a valuation estimate of $10 million-$50 million.

## Other Healthcare Breach Disclosures This Month

Concord Eye Center, a New Hampshire ophthalmology practice, is investigating a cyberattack by hacker group Interlock that may have exposed patient and employee data, with the group alleging theft of 290 gigabytes, [Rankiteo Blog](https://blog.rankiteo.com/con1791931774-concord-eye-center-ransomware-october-2026/) reported on October 12, 2026. MyMichigan Health, a University of Michigan-affiliated healthcare network, is under investigation after hacker group Metaencryptor claimed responsibility, [Rankiteo Blog](https://blog.rankiteo.com/mym1791931702-mymichigan-health-ransomware-october-2026/) reported the same day. Icon Oncology Group confirmed a data breach after hacker 2019 listed over 31,000 patient documents for sale on an underground forum, [Rankiteo Blog](https://blog.rankiteo.com/icoico1791786444-icon-cancer-centre-icon-oncology-group-breach-october-2026/) reported on October 10, 2026. iRhythm said a June cyberattack breached data of at least 360,000 people, [The Record from Recorded Future News](https://therecord.media/irhythm-data-breach-reports) reported on October 9, 2026.

## What Brightmoor Hospice Says Comes Next

Brightmoor said it is reviewing and implementing further security enhancements designed to strengthen the protection of its systems, and it worked with third-party specialists to implement additional security measures within its network. The company said it is providing notice to potentially affected individuals and offering complimentary credit monitoring services.

## Companies in this story

- [Brightmoor Hospice company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0029v1a/brightmoor-hospice) · website: http://www.brightmoorhospice.com

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