NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- New York Legal Assistance Group ("NYLAG") is
providing notice of an incident involving potential unauthorized
access to personal information. To date, NYLAG has not received any
reports that personal information has been misused as a result of
this incident.
On September 8, 2020 NYLAG
discovered unusual activity in an employee email account and
immediately launched an investigation with the assistance of a
third-party computer forensic investigator to determine the full
nature and scope of what occurred. Through this investigation,
NYLAG determined that an unknown actor gained access to certain
NYLAG employee email accounts between August
15, 2020 and September 24,
2020. Upon discovery, NYLAG performed a password reset on
its network to further protect information.
The confidentiality, privacy, and security of information is
one of NYLAG's highest priorities. Immediately after
learning of the incident, NYLAG launched an investigation to
determine the full nature and scope of what occurred. The
investigation determined the following type of information was
contained in the email accounts: name, Social Security number,
driver's license or other government issued ID number, financial
account information, passport number, and payment card
information. NYLAG also implemented additional security
measures to further protect information.
Although NYLAG is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of
any information, it is providing notice of this incident out of an
abundance of caution. NYLAG also encourages individuals who believe
they may be impacted by this incident to contact its dedicated
assistance line for additional information, including information
about free credit monitoring and identity protection services NYLAG
is making
available.
Please visit the NYLAG website at https://www.nylag.org for more
information. Potentially affected individuals may also
consider the information and resources outlined below.
NYLAG encourages potentially impacted individuals to remain
vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud, to review
account statements, and to monitor their credit reports for
suspicious activity. Individuals may contact the three major
credit reporting agencies for advice on how to obtain free credit
reports and how to place fraud alerts and security freezes on
credit files. The relevant contact information is below:
Equifax
P.O. Box
105788
Atlanta, GA
30348
1-800-685-111
www.equifax.com
|
Experian
P.O. Box
9554
Allen, TX
75013
1-888-397-3742
www.experian.com
|
TransUnion
P.O. Box
160
Woodlyn, PA
19094
1-888-909-8872
www.transunion.com
|
Potentially impacted individuals may also find information
regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, security freezes and the
steps they may take to protect their information by contacting the
credit bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission or their 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. New York
residents can contact the attorney general at Office of the
Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany,
NY 12224-0341; 1-800-771-7755; https://ag.ny.gov/.
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SOURCE New York Legal Assistance Group