BETHLEHEM, Pa., June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Young
Women's Christian Association of Bethlehem PA ("YWCA Bethlehem"), a community
services organization, has now completed its investigation into its
data incident and is sending notices to affected individuals and
relevant state and federal agencies about the incident.
On February 26, 2024, YWCA
Bethlehem discovered suspicious activity involving two (2) of the
organization's email accounts. YWCA Bethlehem immediately
began an investigation and took steps to contain the situation,
including changing passwords, expanding the use of multi-factor
authentication, engaging cybersecurity and privacy professionals to
assist the investigation, and engaging additional experts to
improve security and privacy practices going forward.
The investigation found that unauthorized actors potentially
acquired data from the affected YWCA Bethlehem email accounts in
February 2024. While there is
currently no indication that the unauthorized actors have misused
any information for identity theft or fraud in
connection with this incident, YWCA Bethlehem is providing this
notice so any individuals who may be potentially affected are made
aware of the situation. Now that our investigation is complete,
YWCA Bethlehem is also sending written notification letters to any
impacted individuals for whom a last-known address could be
identified and reporting the incident to relevant governmental
agencies.
The investigation determined that the following types of
information may have been impacted: name, address, date of birth,
Social Security number, driver's license number or other
government-issued identification number, financial account
information, payment card number, username/email address and
password, clinical or treatment information, medical provider name,
medical record number, patient account number, medical procedure
information, health insurance information, and/or prescription
information. Note that this describes general categories of
information identified as present within the affected systems
during the incident and includes categories that are not relevant
to each individual whose information may have been present.
Although YWCA Bethlehem is unaware of any misuse or
identity fraud related to this incident, it encourages
individuals to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft
and fraud, to review account statements, explanation
of benefits forms, and to monitor free credit reports for
suspicious activity and to detect errors. Under U.S. law,
individuals are entitled to 1 free credit report annually from each
of the 3 major credit reporting bureaus. Additional information and
resources are outlined below.
Equifax
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Experian
|
TransUnion
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https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/
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https://www.experian.com/help/
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https://www.transunion.com/credit-help
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1-888-298-0045
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1-888-397-3742
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1-833-395-6938
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Equifax Fraud Alert,
P.O. Box 105069 Atlanta, GA 30348-5069
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Experian Fraud Alert,
P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
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TransUnion Fraud Alert,
P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016
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Equifax Credit Freeze,
P.O. Box 105788 Atlanta, GA 30348-5788
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Experian Credit Freeze,
P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
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TransUnion Credit
Freeze, P.O. Box 160, Woodlyn, PA 19094
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Moreover, information regarding identity theft,
fraud alerts, security freezes, and the steps an
individual can take to protect personal information may be obtained
by contacting the consumer reporting agencies, the Federal Trade
Commission, or the appropriate state Attorney General. The Federal
Trade Commission can be reached at: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20580;
www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY:
1-866-653-4261. The Federal Trade Commission also encourages those
who discover that their information has been misused to file a
complaint with them. Individuals can obtain further information on
how to file such a complaint by calling 1-877-438-4338. Individuals
should file a police report if they are a victim of identity theft
or fraud. To file a report with law enforcement for
identity theft, an individual will likely need to provide some
proof that they have been a victim.
If you have questions, you can contact YWCA Bethlehem at
888-499-0741, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(excluding some U.S. national holidays).
For media inquiries only please contact Dan Greene, (716) 898-2102
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