The state is notifying about 600 current and former clients of a Waipahu mental health program that a suspected computer breach may have compromised some of their personal information.
The clients are affiliated with the Waipahu Aloha Clubhouse, which provides daily activities for adults with severe mental illness. The program is run by the state Department of Health.
Department officials said a possible security breach of computer files at the facility on Waipio Point Access Road was discovered Sept. 25 when an employee saw unusual activity on a computer suggesting that someone may have been remotely accessing it without authorization.
"We very much regret that this incident occurred and the impact it may have on our Waipahu Clubhouse members," Bill Sheehan, the Health Department’s Adult Mental Health Division chief, said in a news release.
Sheehan said the department acted quickly and ordered a forensic exam of the computer.
He said although state officials have no evidence that personal information on the computer is being used for a wrongful or unlawful purpose, the department is taking "every precaution to notify all those affected."
Health officials have advised all Waipahu Aloha Clubhouse members to place a fraud alert on their credit files and notify police if they see any suspicious credit activity.
"Immediate steps were also taken to prevent this from reoccurring," Sheehan said.
The department said information in the computer went back to 1997 and included clubhouse members’ names, birth dates, addresses, telephone numbers, some Social Security numbers and other information. The information in the computer did not include medical records, the department said.
For more information, contact the state Adult Mental Health Division, toll-free, at 866-890-6394.
