On September 12, 2024, Goodwin House Incorporated d/b/a Goodwin Living (“Goodwin Living”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an employee email account was accessed by an unauthorized actor. In this notice, Goodwin Living explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, medical information, and health insurance information. Upon completing its investigation, Goodwin Living began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you received a data breach notification from Goodwin House Incorporated, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the Goodwin Living data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What Caused the Goodwin Living Data Breach?
The Goodwin Living data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. However, Goodwin Living’s filing with the Attorney General of Massachusetts provides some important information on what led up to the breach. According to this source, Goodwin Living recently learned that an unauthorized party was able to access an employee email account between October 2, 2023 and October 18, 2023. In response, Goodwin Living secured its system and then launched an investigation to learn more about the incident and what, if any, consumer information may have been leaked.
Through this investigation, Goodwin Living confirmed that an employee’s email account was accessed by an unauthorized party between October 2, 2023 and October 18, 2023. It was also determined that the affected email account contained confidential consumer information in various emails and attachments.
After learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Goodwin Living reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted. Goodwin Living completed this process on July 30, 2024. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, driver’s license number, financial account information, medical information, and health insurance information.
On September 12, 2024, Goodwin Living sent out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident. These letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.
More Information About Goodwin House Incorporated
Goodwin House Incorporated is an elderly care services company based out of Alexandria, Virginia. Goodwin Living operates three senior living facilities in and around Alexandria, including Goodwin House Alexandria, Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads and The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living. Goodwin Living employs more than 1,200 people and generates approximately $135 million in annual revenue.
