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Cottage Hospital

healthcareHealthcareUnited States of America

Cottage Hospital is a healthcare organisation in Vermont. It appears on the HHS OCR breach portal, the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register and the Vermont Attorney General breach-notification register with 2 confirmed incidents (3 filings); the most recent notice was filed on July 2, 2026.

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Confirmed incident

US-VT

Disclosed
July 2, 2026

Timeline

  1. July 2, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    VT AG breach notification: 932 Vermont residents affected

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What a Vermont notice means

Required under 9 V.S.A. §2435. Notification to the Attorney General is required.

Note: the count is Vermont residents.

Vermont breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

Filed in MA and NH — Hacking/IT Incident

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (MA and NH) — shown here as one incident.

Disclosed
February 6, 2026
Records affected
37,796

Timeline

  1. February 6, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    HHS OCR breach portal listing: Hacking/IT Incident; Network Server

    source
  2. February 7, 2026
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 62 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
  3. February 20, 2026
    Litigation filed Court

    RECAP docket 1:26-cv-00124 (nhd): Stephens v. Cottage Hospital

    source

Litigation

What a Massachusetts notice means

Required under M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

What a New Hampshire notice means

Required under RSA 359-C:20. Notification to the Attorney General is required.

Note: the count is New Hampshire residents.

New Hampshire breach-notification register ↗