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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: The University of Chicago Medical Center
- Street Address: 5841 Maryland Avenue MC 1000, Privacy Program
- City: Chicago
- State, or Country if outside the US: IL
- Zip Code: 60637
Submitted By
- Name: Daniel Gottlieb
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Telephone Number: 312-984-6471
- Email Address: dgottlieb@mwe.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 10332
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 8
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/04/2024-01/30/2024
- Date Breach Discovered: 03/28/2024
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 05/24/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Maine - UCMC Individual Notification Letters.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
- 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: UCMC is offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Experian to certain affected individuals for 24 months.