HackingProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesCustomer Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Western New York Independent Living, Inc.

bd_5637884ade586956 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 4, 2023

Filed

Mar 19, 2024

To disclose

19 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Western New York Independent Living, Inc. →

Western New York Independent Living, Inc. reported unauthorized access to its network between October 12 and November 4, 2023, discovered on November 4, 2023. The incident affected one New Hampshire resident's PII (name, address, SSN). WNYIL notified law enforcement, HHS, and affected individuals, offering credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 23 days

discovery → filing · 19 weeks / 136 days

Oct 12, 2023

Begins

Nov 4, 2023

Discovered

Jan 19, 2024

Scope determined

Mar 19, 2024

Filed

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on median

This filing is one of 3 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_2b25c1ba20cd05ef2024-03-19Verified
Indiana State AGbd_9d2301f301c150452024-03-19Verified

Name: Western New York Independent Living, Inc.
norm: western new york independent living

Name: Western New York Independent Living, Inc.
norm: western new york independent living
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Nov 4, 2023
Breach occurred: Oct 12, 2023 – Nov 4, 2023
Undetected for: 23 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jan 19, 2024
Notification sent: Mar 19, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified applicable regulators as required, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident
Assess the security of WNYIL systems
Identify potentially affected individuals
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Providing access to credit monitoring services for , through Experian, to individuals whose personal information was potentially affected by this incident, at no cost to these individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures to further protect against similar incidents moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 weeks(136 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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HHS OCRMar 19 · first

Indiana State AGMar 19 · first

New Hampshire State AGMar 19 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/western-new-york-independent-living-20240319.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 19, 2024
Raw hash: b5d1f543f4326ffa4504592c3652ecd5261af8382e067604c99adf2a14002f77

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityWestern New York Independent Living, Inc.

Victim entityWestern New York Independent Living, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Nov 4, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond to the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov