The New Jewish Home Details

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    The New Jewish Home

    New York, NY3500 employees • Healthcare

    United States

    Industry

    Healthcare

    Security Incidents

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    The New Jewish Home, formerly known as Jewish Home Lifecare, is a nonprofit older adult health care system based in New York City. It serves a diverse population of older adults irrespective of religious or ethnic backgrounds. The organization operates three campuses located in Manhattan, The Bronx, and Mamaroneck in Westchester County and provides an array of services including rehabilitative care, skilled nursing, senior housing, and home health programs. These programs include a certified home health agency and a home care agency designed to support older adults' independence and well-being...
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    Security Incidents

    The New Jewish Home Breach of Jan 2024
    Severity Score
    Significant to High

    Type

    Ransomware Attack

    Summary

    On January 7, 2024, The New Jewish Home detected unusual activity on its network, prompting an investigation that revealed unauthorized access to specific data. The affected data included a wide range of personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, payment card details, financial account information, passport numbers, and medical records.

    In response to the breach, The New Jewish Home began notifying over 104,000 potentially affected individuals and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services. The organization encouraged...
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    Severity

    The incident involving The New Jewish Home was multifaceted, combining a data breach and a ransomware attack allegedly executed by the Alphv/BlackCat group. Unauthorized access impacted over 104,000 individuals, compromising personal data such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, payment card details, financial account information, passport numbers, and sensitive medical records.

    The breach's critical impact included potential exposure of clinical research databases and sensitive documentation, with claims of misuse of donated funds. While there is no confirmed publi...
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    Impact

    The incident involving The New Jewish Home was multifaceted, combining elements of both a data breach and a ransomware attack allegedly perpetrated by the Alphv/BlackCat group. The breach resulted in unauthorized access to a broad spectrum of personal data, impacting over 104,000 individuals. The compromised information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, payment card details, financial account information, passport numbers, and sensitive medical records.

    One critical impact was the potential exposure of both customer and internal company data, including clinic...
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