Bradford Health Sued by Patients for Delaying Data Breach Notice

Bradford Health Services, which provides substance abuse treatment and recovery services in the Southeastern US, failed to timely inform patients of a data breach, according to a proposed class action.

Bradford learned in December 2023 that Hunters International—now World Leaks—broke into its systems, according to the complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. But they didn’t notify victims of the breach until May 2025, it said.

The complaint said that Bradford was locked out of its systems for two to three months, and that it plotted cover-up stories to explain the incident rather than tell ...