Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Abilene Independent School District
  • Street Address: 241 Pine Street
  • City: Abilene
  • State, or Country if outside the US: TX
  • Zip Code: 79601

Submitted By

  • Name: Jason Cherry
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
  • Telephone Number: (207) 745-1397
  • Email Address: jcherry@constangy.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 16181
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: June 08, 2024
  • Date Breach Discovered: October 17, 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: November 15, 2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Adult_Consumer.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, Epiq, credit monitoring and identity protection services