HUD Wants Housing Agencies Reporting Cyberattacks Within Just 36 Hours
Published Date: 11/5/2026
Notice
Summary
Public housing agencies must now report cyberattacks to HUD and law enforcement within 36 hours of finding out. HUD is asking for public feedback on this new rule by January 4, 2027. This helps keep housing data safe and secure, with no extra fees mentioned.
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36‑Hour Cyberreporting Deadline for PHAs
Public housing agencies (PHAs) must report cyber incidents to HUD and law enforcement within 36 hours of becoming aware. PHAs must email HUD's Cyber Incident Response Team at [email protected] and their local HUD field office, and for external attacks or unauthorized access they should also notify the FBI via the Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://www.ic3.gov).
Required Report Content and Data Elements
PHAs' cyber incident reports must include the PHA name and code; the PHA point‑of‑contact name, email, and phone; and a description of the incident including date, cause, impacts on personally identifiable information, impacts on login credentials, impacts on IT system architecture, any impacted parent/subsidiary companies, and status of the PHA's response (including whether law enforcement/FBI have been notified).
Estimated Annual Burden and Cost to PHAs
HUD estimates 150 responses per year at 2 hours per response (300 total burden hours), using an hourly labor rate of $68.96 to produce an estimated total annual cost of $20,688 for the collection. HUD notes this is a new information collection and that most of the ~3,300 PHAs nationwide will never have to file a report.
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