Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Copiah-Lincoln Community College
  • Street Address: P.O. Box 649
  • City: Wesson
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MS
  • Zip Code: 39191

Submitted By

  • Name: Richard Baker
  • Title: Vice-President of Business Affairs
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (601) 643-8302
  • Email Address: Richard.Baker@colin.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 53,628
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: March 08, 2024
  • Date Breach Discovered: June 25, 2024
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: August 13, 2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: CLCC_-_Notice_of_Data_Event_-_ME.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months โ€“ Epiq/CyEx โ€“ credit monitoring and identity theft protection