Recently, South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. (“SJBHR”) posted a “Notice of Data Privacy Event” on its website after confirming a recent cyberattack. Based on the company’s notice, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names and contact information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, medical record numbers, treating/referring physicians, health insurance information, subscriber numbers, medical history information, and diagnosis/treatment information. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, SJBHR 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 South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. As we’ve discussed in previous posts, healthcare data breaches are becoming more and more common as hackers have learned that these organizations possess a wealth of highly sensitive patient information. While hackers may have other motivations to orchestrate this type of breach, most often, they do so to steal patient information that they can later use to commit identity theft and other frauds. 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 South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources data breach, reach out to a data breach lawyer.

What We Know So Far About a Possible South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources Breach

News of the South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources data breach is still fresh; however, what we know at this point comes from a post on the company’s website. According to this source, on April 5, 2023, SJBHR noticed that some files on the company’s network were encrypted. In response, SJBHR launched an investigation into the incident with the help of third-party cybersecurity specialists.

The SJBHR investigation confirmed that an unauthorized party was able to gain access to portions of the company’s network on April 3, 2023. SJBHR notes that its investigation is ongoing but that it has not been able to rule out unauthorized access or theft of patient data. However, in an abundance of caution, SJBHR is notifying patients that the breach could affect their name and contact information, Social Security number, driver’s license number, date of birth, medical record number, treating/referring physician, health insurance information, subscriber number, medical history information, and diagnosis/treatment information.

If and when South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources confirms what data was leaked and who it belonged to, the company will begin sending out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

More Information About South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc.

South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. is a fully licensed non-profit behavioral health agency located in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The company is an affiliate of Inperium, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based company. SJBHR provides outpatient care, children’s outpatient care, homeless services, adult partial care services and residential services. South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources employs more than 153 people and generates approximately $15 million in annual revenue.