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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: The Peddie School
- Street Address: 201 S Main St
- City: Hightstown
- State, or Country if outside the US: New Jersey
- Zip Code: 08520
Submitted By
- Name: Sian Schafle
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Mullen Coughlin LLC
- Telephone Number: (267) 930-4799
- Email Address: sschafle@mullen.law
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1509
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 4
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/22/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 04/21/2023
- 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: 05/23/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Peddie School Board Of Trustees - Notice of Data Event - ME.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: Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring and identity restoration (12 months)