Young Consulting
Disclosed Aug 26, 20242 years ago961,003 affectedConfirmed
The business associate (BA), Young Consulting LLC, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 961,003 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, law enforcement, and published substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA reviewed and strengthened its policies and procedures, implemented a variety of additional security software protections, hired additional security staff, and required additional training.
What is known
| People affected | 961,003 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Discovered | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Happened | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Legal and services · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Young Consultingoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Washington Attorney General breach notice: Young Consultingatg.wa.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: Young Consultingjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2024-08-27 Young Consulting Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2025 data breach report: Young Consultingin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Young Consulting (Business Associate, GA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| California AGresidents of CA | Aug 26, 2024 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | Aug 26, 2024 | 954,177 |
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 11, 2024 | 961,003 |
| Washington AGresidents of WA | Sep 18, 2024 | 20,732 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jan 25, 2025 | 5,251 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jan 29, 2025 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Apr 11, 2025 | |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jul 2, 2025 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: 16612 to 961003 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The business associate (BA), Young Consulting LLC, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 961,003 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insuran · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 16612 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source: empty to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-08-27-young-consulting-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2024-04-13 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-01-29 to 2024-08-26 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-04-11 to 2025-01-29 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2025-07-02 to 2025-04-11 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.