Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc.

The Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc. suffered a data breach on March 30, 2023, due to unauthorized access to its systems. The incident exposed sensitive personal information of 16 Maine residents, including names and Social Security numbers (SSNs) high-risk data for identity theft. The company detected the breach and notified affected individuals on July 25, 2023, offering 12 months of free identity theft protection services via Equifax as a remedial measure. While the breach was contained to a limited number of individuals, the exposure of SSNs poses significant long-term risks, including financial fraud, credit damage, and potential misuse of personal identities. The delay between the breach discovery and notification (nearly four months) may have further heightened vulnerabilities for the impacted individuals. The incident underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures, particularly in organizations handling highly sensitive personal data.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/cb9f254e-2c16-4e40-9af0-a8a6ba82743b.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/lifemanagementcenter

"id": "lif157082025",
"linkid": "lifemanagementcenter",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 16,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare / Mental Health Services',
                        'location': 'Northwest Florida, USA',
                        'name': 'Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, '
                                'Inc.',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'},
                       {'industry': 'Legal / Regulatory',
                        'location': 'Maine, USA',
                        'name': "Maine Attorney General's Office",
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Notifications sent to affected individuals (July 25, '
                        '2023) with offer of 12 months of identity theft '
                        'protection via Equifax.',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 16,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2023-03-30',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Life "
                'Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc. experienced a '
                'data breach due to unauthorized access to its systems on '
                'March 30, 2023. The breach affected 16 Maine residents and '
                "involved potential exposure of individuals' names and Social "
                'Security numbers. Notifications were sent to the impacted '
                'individuals on July 25, 2023, and identity theft protection '
                'services were offered for twelve months through Equifax.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)'},
 'references': [{'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Attorney '
                                                       "General's Office"},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifications sent to affected '
                                        'individuals (July 25, 2023)',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Equifax (identity theft protection '
                                        'services)'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Life Management Center of Northwest Florida, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}