Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: The Bowery Mission
  • Street Address: 355 Lexington Avenue 19th Floor
  • City: New York
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NY
  • Zip Code: 10017

Submitted By

  • Name: Don R. Dennis Jr.
  • Title: Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Law Office of Don R. Dennis Jr.
  • Telephone Number: (213) 455-0880
  • Email Address: don@dondennislaw.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 161
  • 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: 02/07/2020 to 07/09/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/30/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
    • If other, please specify: The Bowery Mission utilizes Blackbaud for cloud software services. Blackbaud experienced a security incident and informed The Bowery Mission that its information was encrypted and inaccessible by the cybercriminal during the incident. Later, Blackbaud notified The Bowery Mission that its information was actually unencrypted and accessible to a cybercriminal.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 11/17/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: TBM Notification of Security Incident Letter November 17, 2020.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • 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: The Bowery Mission is offering 12 months of complimentary credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed id theft recovery services through IDX.