Almeida Law Group is investigating a data breach at The Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured. If you were affected, contact Almeida Law Group.
About The Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured
The Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children (ANIBIC) is a nonprofit healthcare provider based in Oakland Gardens, Queens, New York. Founded in 1975, the organization has served individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 50 years, offering educational, vocational, and residential programs, day habilitation, family support and case management, respite care, guardianship, and counseling to individuals from age five through adulthood. Because ANIBIC serves a vulnerable population and collects personal information as part of delivering those services, a breach affecting its records carries particular significance for the people in its care.
What Happened?
The Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured was listed in an HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal report as having experienced a hacking/IT incident involving a network server. According to ANIBIC’s own breach notice published on its website, the organization detected suspicious activity in its computer network and launched an investigation with third-party cybersecurity experts, also notifying law enforcement. That investigation determined an unauthorized party had access to ANIBIC’s systems between March 7th, 2025 and March 8th, 2026—a window of approximately twelve months. On May 18th, 2026, the investigation confirmed that the unauthorized party had accessed certain files containing program member information. ANIBIC began mailing notification letters to affected individuals on July 17th, 2026. A total of 1,918 individuals were affected. The data involved included names and one or more of the following: contact information, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. The breach notice available online appeared truncated at that point, and additional data categories may have been listed but could not be confirmed from the visible text. No ransomware group has been attributed to this incident in available sources.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Company or Organization: The Association for Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured (ANIBIC)
- Industry: Healthcare Provider / Nonprofit Social Services (Individual and Family Services)
- Location: Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY
- Incident type: Hacking/IT Incident — Network Server
- Date of breach: March 7th, 2025
- Date breach discovered: March 8th, 2026
- Date of consumer notification: July 17th, 2026
- Total persons affected: 1,918
- Source: HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal report; ANIBIC Official Website — Breach Notice
What Should You Do?
If you received a notification letter from ANIBIC, review it carefully for any identity theft protection enrollment offer and note any deadline to sign up. Regardless of whether protection is offered, you should place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the three major credit bureaus—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion—and monitor your credit reports for unfamiliar accounts or inquiries. You can request free annual credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com. Because Social Security numbers and dates of birth were among the data types involved, staying alert to signs of identity theft is especially important; if you suspect misuse, visit IdentityTheft.gov for step-by-step guidance. Given that ANIBIC is a healthcare provider, you should also review any Explanation of Benefits statements you receive and check your medical records for services you did not receive.
Your Legal Rights
If your personal or health information was involved in this breach, you may have legal rights depending on the facts of the incident and the law in your state. Almeida Law Group represents consumers in data breach and privacy litigation and can help you evaluate whether you may have a claim. Contact us at (708) 529-5418 or through our contact page for a free case evaluation.
