Elmcrest Children’s Center

Elmcrest Children’s Center, a nonprofit organization based in Syracuse, New York, specializing in support services for children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges, suffered a ransomware attack that led to a data breach. The incident compromised sensitive personal and medical information, exposing vulnerable data of the children and potentially their families. The breach poses significant risks, including identity theft, fraud, or misuse of medical records, which could have long-term consequences for the affected individuals. The organization’s operational integrity and trust may also be severely impacted, given the sensitive nature of the exposed data and the reliance of families on their services. The attack underscores the growing threat of ransomware targeting healthcare and child welfare sectors, where data confidentiality is critical.

Source: https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/elmcrest-childrens-center-confirms-data-breach-after-ransomware-attack-compromises-sensitive-information-16591

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/elmcrest-children's-center

"id": "elm3432534102325",
"linkid": "elmcrest-children's-center",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': "healthcare (children's support services)",
                        'location': 'Syracuse, New York, United States',
                        'name': 'Elmcrest Children’s Center',
                        'type': 'nonprofit organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'high',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information',
                                              'medical information']},
 'description': 'Elmcrest Children’s Center, a Syracuse, New York-based '
                'nonprofit organization providing support services for '
                'children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental '
                'challenges, has disclosed a data breach following a '
                'ransomware attack that compromised sensitive personal and '
                'medical information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['sensitive personal information',
                                 'medical information']},
 'title': 'Elmcrest Children’s Center Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack',
 'type': ['data breach', 'ransomware attack']}