Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

• Type of Organization: Education
• Entity Name: Archmere Academy
• Street Address: 3600 Philadelphia Pike
• City: Claymont
• State, or Country if outside the US: DE
• Zip Code: 19703

Submitted By

• Name: Sara Beth A.R. Kohut
• Title: Attorney
• Firm name (if different than entity): Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
• Telephone Number: 3025715004
• Email Address: skohut@ycst.com
• Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

• Total number of persons affected (including residents): 971
• 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: 05/20/2020
• Date Breach Discovered: 09/29/2020
• Description of the Breach:
  • External system breach (hacking)
  • If other, please specify: ransomware attack on third-party service provider
• Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

• Type of Notification: Written
• Date(s) of consumer notification: 10/30/2020
• Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 02-3 - EFT and SSN - Notification Letter.pdf
  02-2 - SSN Only - Notification Letter.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: 24 months for individuals whose SSN involved, provided by CyberScout through Blackbaud at no cost to affected individuals. Provides single bureau credit monitoring services, notifies customer the same day a change or update takes place with the bureau, includes proactive fraud assistance to help with questions and remediation support for fraud victims.