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YMCA of Central Florida Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on February 22, 2025 in Data Breach
Updated on February 24, 2025

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from the YMCA of Central Florida, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

On November 8, 2024, the YMCA of Central Florida (“YMCA”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the Maine Attorney General’s Office. According to the notice, the YMCA detected a cybersecurity incident within its network on May 20, 2024. Its subsequent investigation revealed that an unauthorized party had accessed consumers’ private and sensitive personal information (the “Data Breach”). The Data Breach has impacted approximately 11,954 individuals.

In November 2024, the YMCA began sending data breach notification letters to those affected by the Data Breach. Each notification letter includes complimentary access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services. If you received a data breach notification letter from the YMCA, it indicates that you were affected by the Data Breach. 

Founded in 1885 and headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the YMCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the local community. It offers a variety of programs and classes, including swimming lessons, youth sports, group exercise, camps, school programs, personal training, and child development. With 17 additional locations in and around Orlando, the YMCA employs over 1,000 individuals.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA DATA BREACH?

The type of compromised information varied among individuals and potentially included:

  • Name, 
  • Social Security numbers,
  • Mailing addresses, 
  • Driver’s license numbers, 
  • Dates of birth, 
  • Financial account numbers, 
  • Passport numbers, 
  • USCIS numbers, 
  • Personal health information. 

This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. 

Personal medical information (a specific type of PII) is referred to as Protected Health Information (“PHI”). It is protected under both state and federal law. Healthcare providers and other businesses that handle PHI are required to protect that information. Like stolen PII, stolen PHI can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. Quite often, PII and PHI are used in conjunction by hackers.

The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. 

California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from YMCA of Central Florida, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.