On April 20, 2023, One Brooklyn Health (“OBH”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after experiencing a cyberattack resulting in confidential consumer information being made accessible to an unauthorized party. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license and state identification numbers, dates of birth, financial account information, medical treatment information, prescription information, medical information, and health insurance information. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, OBH began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.
If you received a data breach notification from One Brooklyn Health, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. Over the past few years, healthcare providers have become one of the most frequently targeted companies by hackers. In large part, this is due to the vast amount of sensitive information most healthcare providers possess about their patients. Once a hacker obtains patient data, they can then use the information to commit identity theft and other frauds against the patient. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the One Brooklyn Health data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What We Know So Far About the One Brooklyn Health Breach
News of the One Brooklyn Health data breach is still fresh; however, what we know at this point comes from the company’s filing with the Attorney General of Montana, as well as a “Notice of Data Security Incident” posted on the OBH website. According to these sources, on November 19, 2022, OBH determined that it had been the victim of a cyberattack after the company’s computer system experienced a temporary disruption. In response, OBH took its systems offline and began working with outside cybersecurity professionals to learn more about the incident and what, if any, consumer data was leaked.
The OBH investigation confirmed that an unauthorized actor was able to access and acquired certain data from the company’s system between July 9, 2022, and November 19, 2022. It was later determined that some of the files which were accessible to the unauthorized party contained confidential consumer information.
Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, One Brooklyn Health began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, Social Security, driver’s license number, state identification number, date of birth, financial account information, medical treatment information, prescription information, medical information, and health insurance information.
On April 20, 2023, One Brooklyn Health sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.
More Information About One Brooklyn Health
One Brooklyn Health is a healthcare company based in Brooklyn, New York. OBH operates three major hospitals in the area, including Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Interfaith Medical Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. The company also operates several nursing homes and health clinics. One Brooklyn Health employs more than 3,000 people and generates approximately $942 million in annual revenue.
