Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: President and Fellows of Harvard College
  • Street Address: Harvard Business School, Soldier's Field Road
  • City: Boston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
  • Zip Code: 02163

Submitted By

  • Name: Jennifer Harding
  • Title: University Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 617-496-4192
  • Email Address: jennifer_harding@harvard.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 689
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: one
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/21/2020-12/23/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/29/2020
  • 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: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 01/11/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Final Notice Multistate.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: I am unaware of any breach notifications to ME individuals within the previous 12 months.
  • 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 month Experian credit monitoring