New Creation Counseling Center

The New Creation Counseling Center in Tipp City, Ohio, experienced a significant data breach on February 13, 2022, which affected 24,029 individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to the Center’s IT systems, leading to the exposure of sensitive patient and employee information. The types of data compromised included names, telephone numbers, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, intake forms, medical releases, and treatment records[1][8].

The Center responded to the incident by shutting down its network and initiating an investigation with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts. Although there was no definitive evidence that the data was stolen, the possibility could not be ruled out. As a precautionary measure, New Creation Counseling Center began notifying affected patients on April 12, 2022, and offered one year of credit monitoring services at no cost[8].

The breach was reported as a ransomware attack, where data files were encrypted by the attackers. New Creation Counseling Center continued to provide healthcare services throughout the incident and took steps to remove the ransomware from its systems[8].

The law firm Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP is investigating the breach and has a history of recovering damages for victims of data breaches. They are exploring legal options for those affected by the incident at New Creation Counseling Center[1].

This breach was one of the significant healthcare data breaches in Ohio in 2022, as reported by the Department of Health and Human Services, and it underscores the ongoing threat of cyberattacks in the healthcare industry[11][12].

Citations:

1. https://4classaction.com/2022/06/06/new-creation-counseling-center-in-ohio-data-breach-with-over-24000-patients/
2. https://miamivalleytoday.com/new-creation-counseling-center-compromise-prompts-patient-notification/
3. https://www.hipaajournal.com/salusive-health-closes-business-following-cyberattack/
4. https://www.newcreationcounselingcenter.org
5. https://www.newcreationcounselingcenter.org/about-us
6. https://www.healthcareindustry.news/cyberattack-reported-by-salusive-health-and-new-creation-counseling-center/
7. https://greatnonprofits.org/org/new-creation-counseling-center-inc
8. https://www.hipaaguidelines101.com/cyberattack-announced-by-salusive-health-and-new-creation-counseling-center/
9. https://www.newcreationcounselingcenter.org/homeold
10. https://healthitsecurity.com/news/smile-brands-updates-breach-information-2.6m-affected
11. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/08/these-were-the-10-biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-in-ohio-last-year.html
12. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/the-biggest-healthcare-data-breaches-you-should-know-about-in-ohio/