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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Wealthsimple US, Ltd.
- Street Address: 20 Jay Street
- City: Brooklyn
- State, or Country if outside the US: NY
- Zip Code: 11050
Submitted By
- Name: Naomi Kantrowitz
- Title: Chief Compliance Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 855-510-8948
- Email Address: nkantrowitz@wealthsimple.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 58
- 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: 10/17/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 11/11/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- 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: Electronic
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 11/16/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Customer notice_botnet Nov 16.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 of credit monitoring by TransUnion including access to credit report, monitoring alerts, identity theft insurance and educational resources.
