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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Non-Profit
- Entity Name: New York Legal Assistance Group
- Street Address: 7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor
- City: New York
- State, or Country if outside the US: NY
- Zip Code: 10004
Submitted By
- Name: Randal S. Jeffrey
- Title: General Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 212-613-5053
- Email Address: rjeffrey@nylag.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 21,347
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/15/2020 – 09/24/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 12/11/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- Other
- If other, please specify: Phishing email
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 1/19/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: NYLAG - Regulator Notice - ME.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 9/1/2020
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months, TransUnion, Credit and identity monitoring