Central District Health Department of Nebraska Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident
Grand Island, Nebraska- July 14, 2025
Launch the media gallery 1 playerCentral District Health Department of Nebraska (“CDHD”) announced today that it will be notifying certain current and former clients that their personal information may have been compromised as part of security incident. CDHD takes the privacy and security of information in its possession very seriously and sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this incident may cause. This notice is intended to alert potentially impacted individuals of the incident, steps we are taking in response, and resources available to assist and protect individuals.
What Happened
CDHD experienced a network security incident that involved an unauthorized party gaining access to our network environment on February 1, 2025. Upon detecting the incident, we immediately took steps to secure the network environment and engaged a specialized third-party forensic incident response firm to assist with securing the network environment and investigating the extent of unauthorized activity. The forensic investigation determined that the unauthorized third party may have acquired certain data as a result of this incident. We then undertook a comprehensive review of the data potentially impacted in this incident to determine whether personal information may have been involved. After conducting a comprehensive review of the data potentially impacted in this incident, which was completed on June 26, 2025, we determined that the unauthorized third party may have acquired certain personal information as a result of this incident. CDHD is providing written notice to all impacted individuals. CDHD has no reason to believe that any individual’s information has been misused as a result of this event. As of this writing, CDHD has not received any reports of misuse of information and/or related identity theft since the date the incident was discovered.
What Information Was Involved
Again, we found no evidence that client information has been specifically misused. However, the following information was potentially exposed to an unauthorized third party: first name, last name, data of birth, protected health information and/or Social Security number. Notably, the types of information affected were different for each individual, and not every individual had all the above listed elements exposed.
What We Are Doing
Data security is one of our highest priorities. Upon detecting this incident we moved quickly to initiate a response, which included conducting an investigation with the assistance of IT specialists and confirming the security of our network environment. We have also reviewed and enhanced our technical safeguards to prevent a similar incident.
The notification letter to the potentially impacted individuals includes steps that they can take to protect their information. In order to address any concerns and mitigate any exposure or risk of harm following this incident, CDHD has arranged for complimentary credit monitoring services and identity theft protection services to all potentially impacted individuals at no cost to them for a period of twelve months. CDHD recommends that individuals enroll in the services provided and follow the recommendations contained within the notification letter to ensure their information is protected.
For More Information
For individuals seeking more information or questions about this incident, please call 1-833-380-5601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET, excluding holidays.