Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating North Central Behavioral Health Systems (“NCBHS”) regarding its recent data breach. The NCBHS data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT NORTH CENTRAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS:
NCBHS is a behavioral health clinic based in Illinois. Operating for more than 40 years, NCBHS provides a range of behavioral health care services to patients, including counseling, rehabilitation, medication-assisted treatment, workplace services, and more.2,3 Additionally, NCBHS has provided services to more than 50,000 patients and continues to serve approximately 7,2000 patients per year.3 Headquartered in LaSalle, Illinois, NCBHS employs over 50 individuals and operates 8 locations in Illinois.3,4
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, NCBHS announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice shared on its website, on or around December 2, 2025, NCBHS identified unauthorized activity within an email account.1 As a result, NCBHS launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its ongoing investigation, NCBHS has confirmed that sensitive personal information in the emails may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, NCBHS began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. As of February 27, 2026, the exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by NCBHS.
As a result of the breach, NCBHS posted notice of the breach on its website. Based on the website breach notice, NCBHS is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the website breach notice is below.
If you believe you have been affected by the North Central Behavioral Health Systems breach:
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