Life Generations Healthcare LLC
Your Personal Info Could Be
Exposed Online After
This Hospital Breach
Breach Description
Life Generations Healthcare LLC, doing business as Generations Healthcare, experienced a data breach in which an unauthorized party gained temporary access to certain employee email accounts between May 24, 2023, and June 12, 2023. The breach resulted in the potential exposure of sensitive patient information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, medical information, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or state ID numbers, and financial account information[1][3].
Generations Healthcare is a healthcare provider operating skilled nursing, behavioral health, assisted living, memory care, and outpatient therapy services at 29 facilities in California and Nevada. The company employs over 600 people and generates approximately $25 million in annual revenue[1].
Upon discovering the breach, Generations Healthcare contained the affected email accounts and initiated an investigation with the help of a forensics firm. The review of the compromised files was completed on October 4, 2023, to determine the extent of the leaked information and the patients impacted. On November 3, 2023, Generations Healthcare began sending out data breach notification letters to the affected individuals[1].
The data breach affected over 5,800 individuals, and the company has since been notifying those whose information may have been compromised. Affected individuals are advised to review the breach notice, enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided, change passwords and security questions for online accounts, regularly review account statements, monitor credit reports, and contact a credit bureau to request a temporary fraud alert[3].
Legal firms are investigating the incident and may offer legal remedies to those impacted by the breach. Individuals who received a data breach notification from Life Generations Healthcare LLC are encouraged to understand the risks and take steps to protect themselves from potential fraud or identity theft[1][3].
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