Notice of Data Breach

Feb. 21, 2025
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley- Substitute Notice

We are posting this notice to inform former employees and volunteers, and persons – including youth and their legal guardians who participated in our programs – of a data breach incident (“Incident”) experienced by our organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. We are unable to locate addresses for all individuals whose data was potentially involved and are issuing this public notice to alert those persons that their personal information may have been involved. We take the privacy and security of all information seriously and are providing information about the Incident and steps anyone can take to help protect their information.

What Happened: On November 23, 2024, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley became aware of suspicious activity on our systems. Upon discovery, we took immediate action to secure our systems and investigate the Incident. We retained legal counsel and outside IT forensic specialists (at the direction of counsel) to investigate. After a thorough investigation, on January 7, 2025, we learned that an unauthorized actor gained access to our systems from November 19- 23, 2024 and exfiltrated some data, which may include your personal data as described below.

What Information Was Involved: The types of information contained within the impacted data varies by individual, but includes first and last name, Social Security numbers and/or driver license numbers.

What We Are Doing: We are taking this incident seriously. We have reported the incident to law enforcement.

What You Can Do: We are unaware of any reported fraud or fraudulent activity involving personal information that may have been involved in this Incident. However, as a general matter, it is important to be vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing your credit reports and account statements for suspicious activity and errors. If you discover any suspicious or unusual activity on your accounts, please promptly contact the financial institution or company.

For More Information: If you have any questions regarding the incident, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at info@bgctnv.org. We stay committed to protecting your trust in us and continue to be thankful for your support during this time.

Sincerely,
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley

Enclosure:  Steps You Can Take to Help Protect Your Information

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

Monitor Your Accounts and Credit Reports

You may remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing your credit reports/account statements and explanation of benefits forms for suspicious activity and to detect errors. Under U.S. law, you are entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus, TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228. Once you receive your credit report, review it for discrepancies and identify any accounts you did not open or inquiries from creditors that you did not authorize. If you have questions or notice incorrect information, contact the credit reporting bureau.

You have the right to place an initial or extended “fraud alert” on a credit file at no cost.  An initial fraud alert is a one-year alert that is placed on a consumer’s credit file.  Upon seeing a fraud alert, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer’s identity before extending new credit.  If you are a victim of identity theft, you are entitled to an extended fraud alert lasting seven years.  Should you wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any of the three credit reporting bureaus listed below.

As an alternative to a fraud alert, you have the right to place a “credit freeze” on a credit report, which will prohibit a credit bureau from releasing information in the credit report without your express authorization. The credit freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. However, you should be aware that using a credit freeze may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application you make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, you cannot be charged to place or lift a credit freeze on your credit report.  To request a credit freeze, you should provide the following information:

1. Full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., III, etc.);
2. Social Security number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Address for the prior two to five years;
5. Proof of current address, such as a current utility or telephone bill;
6. A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (e.g., state driver’s license or identification card); and
7. A copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency concerning identity theft, if you are a victim of identity theft.

Should you wish to place a fraud alert or credit freeze, please contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below:

Additional Information

You can further educate yourself regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps you can take to protect your personal information by contacting the credit reporting bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or your state Attorney General. The FTC also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. The FTC may be reached at 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261.

You have the right to file a police report if you ever experience identity theft or fraud.  Please note that in order to file a report with law enforcement for identity theft, you will likely need to provide some proof that you have been a victim.  Instances of known or suspected identity theft should also be reported to law enforcement, your state Attorney General, and the FTC. This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement.

For D.C. residents, the District of Columbia Attorney General may be contacted at 441 4^th Street NW #1100, Washington, D.C. 20001; 202-727-3400, and https://oag.dc.gov/consumer-protection.

For Kentucky residents, the Kentucky Attorney General may be contacted at 700 Capitol Avenue, Suite 118, Frankfurt, Kentucky 40601; 502-696-5300; and www.ag.ky.gov.

For Maryland residents, the Maryland Attorney General may be contacted at Office of the Attorney General, 200 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD 21202; 1-888-743-0023; or www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov.

For New Mexico residents, you have rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, such as the right to be told if information in your credit file has been used against you, the right to know what is in your credit file, the right to ask for your credit score, and the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information. Further, pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act: (i) the consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information; (ii) the consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information; (iii) access to your file is limited; (iv) you must give consent for credit reports to be provided to employers; (v) you may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance you get based on information in your credit report; (vi) and you may seek damages from  violators.  You may have additional rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act not summarized here.  Identity theft victims and active-duty military personnel have specific additional rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  We encourage you to review your rights pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act by visiting https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201504_cfpb_summary_your-rights-under-fcra.pdf, or by writing Consumer Response Center, Room 130-A, FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580.

For New York residents, the New York Attorney General may be contacted at Office of the Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341; 1-800-771-7755; or https://ag.ny.gov.

For North Carolina residents, the North Carolina Attorney General may be contacted at 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-9001; 1-877-566-7226 or 1-919-716-6000; and www.ncdoj.gov.

For Oregon residents, the Oregon Attorney General may be contacted at Oregon Department of Justice, 1162 Court St. NE, Salem, OR 97301-4096; 1-877-877-9392; and https://doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/.

For Rhode Island residents, the Rhode Island Attorney General may be contacted at 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903; 1-401-274-4400; and www.riag.ri.gov. Under Rhode Island law, you have the right to obtain any police report filed in regard to this incident. No Rhode Island resident had their data involved in this incident.