Posted On February 6, 2025 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
February 6 – The New York Blood Center data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The New York Blood Center data breach investigation is currently ongoing, with the full scope of potentially compromised data yet to be determined but has affected all of the company’s operating divisions, including Blood Bank of Delmarva, Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Connecticut Blood Center, Memorial Blood Centers, Nebraska Community Blood Bank, New Jersey Blood Services, and Rhode Island Blood Center.
According to the company’s website notice, New York Blood Center identified suspicious activity within their IT network on January 26, 2025. Following this discovery, cybersecurity experts were brought in to investigate the incident, which was subsequently confirmed to be a ransomware attack affecting all of New York Blood Center’s operating divisions.
The impact of this breach extended across multiple facilities, including Blood Bank of Delmarva, Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Connecticut Blood Center, Memorial Blood Centers, Nebraska Community Blood Bank, New Jersey Blood Services, and Rhode Island Blood Center. While New York Blood Center has successfully contained the incident and resumed blood collection activities as of February 3, 2025, the investigation into potentially compromised data continues.
New York Blood Center has indicated they will issue data breach notification letters to affected individuals if the investigation reveals any unauthorized access to confidential information.
New York Blood Center is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City that focuses on blood collection, transfusion services, and biomedical research. The organization maintains a workforce of approximately 2,000 employees and generates annual revenue of around $270 million. Through its network of operating divisions spanning multiple states, New York Blood Center supplies essential blood products to hospitals and healthcare facilities while conducting research in transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. The organization operates through eight main divisions across different regions, managing both donor center operations and community blood drives.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the New York Blood Center data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from New York Blood Center and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
