Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Black, Gould & Associates, Inc.
  • Street Address: 3800 N. Central Avenue, 9th Floor
  • City: Phoenix
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Arizona
  • Zip Code: 85012

Submitted By

  • Name: Donald Baker
  • Title: President
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 602-776-1323
  • Email Address: dutch.baker@blackgould.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Insurance Agent

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 42568
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/31/2022-09/10/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/13/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
    • If other, please specify: Ransomware
  • 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: 12/05/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: BGA Holdings Co. - Notice of Data Event - MA AG- Ex 1.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: Credit Monitoring and Identity Protection for 1 year through IDX