Legacy Post Acute Care Breach - January 19, 2022

Legacy Post Acute Care is a care facility equipped with 87 beds for short-term and long-term residents. The center is located at Pleasant Hill in Martinez and Concord. This center provides rehabilitation services, extended care, short-term care after hospitalization, joint therapy care, and more. The center hires trained professionals to help with recovery and wound care and strives to offer a comfortable and caring environment.

What Was the Breach?

• Addresses
• Medical History
• Full Names
• Health Insurance Information
• Driver's License Number
• Date of Birth
• Account Usernames 
• Account Passwords

How Did the Breach Occur?

The Legacy Post Acute Care center was compromised by way of its employee email accounts, presumably with a phishing attack. Individuals were able to gain access to some of the employee emails and find personal and identifying information for patients and employees potentially.

When Did This Breach Occur?

The Legacy Post Acute Care breach occurred between January 19 and March 3, 2022.

Who Does the Breach Impact?

This Legacy Post Acute Care data breach most likely impacts current and past patients, as well as employees at the center. Any individual that had personal identifying information in one of the compromised email accounts could be impacted by the breach.

How Many Files Does the Breach Affect?

The security experts that audited the breached email accounts have no way of knowing exactly how many files were accessed by the data thieves. It's possible that hundreds of individuals could be impacted by the data breach, though. If you receive a letter informing you of the breach, you should invest in credit monitoring services because your identity and credit scores could be at risk.