Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Communications Workers of America Local 1180 Security Benefits Fund (“CWA Local 1180”) regarding its recent data breach. The CWA Local 1180 data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to over 18,500 individuals.
ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 1180 SECURITY BENEFITS FUND:
CWA Local 1180 is a public sector labor union based in New York. Founded in 1954 as the Municipal Management Society, CWA Local 1180 provides services and union representation to workers across the New York City Mayoral agencies, the Board of Education, Housing Authority, Transit Authority, School Construction Authority, and more.2 Benefits and services offered by CWA Local 1180 include education programs, benefits funds, retiree benefits, legal funds, exam resources, and others.2 Headquartered in New York, New York, CWA Local 1180 represents more than 9,000 active members and 6,200 retirees.2
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, CWA Local 1180 discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. On February 13, 2026, CWA Local 1180 filed official notice of the data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.1 Though much information is still not known about the CWA Local 1180 breach, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ reporting guidelines require entities to report data breaches when they involve protected health information. Therefore, it is likely that the CWA Local 1180 breach included the protected health information belonging to over 18,500 individuals. As a result of the data breach, CWA Local 1180 may soon begin notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted.
If you believe you have been affected by the Communications Workers of America Local 1180 Security Benefits Fund breach:
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