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Arc of Erie County

Disclosed Mar 9, 20183,751 affectedSettled

Official notice

Nonprofit exposed clients' sensitive data online for years; USD 200,000 NY AG penalty

The Buffalo nonprofit serving people with developmental disabilities left clients' sensitive personal information exposed on the internet for years. It paid a USD 200,000 penalty and agreed to a risk assessment.

What is known

People affected3,751 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedMar 9, 2018
AttackExposed data
Data exposedNamesSocial Security numbersHealthOther
SectorNonprofit · US
StatusSettled
Lawsuit or fineUSD 200,000 NY AG penalty (Aug 2018) (about $200K)

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History of this record
records_basis2026-09-25
empty to hhsby backfillSource
records2026-09-25
empty to 3751by backfillSource
disclosed2026-09-25
2018-08-29 to 2018-03-09by backfillSource
Added2026-09-25
First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Research. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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