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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Emma Willard School
- Street Address: 285 Pawling Avenue
- City: Troy
- State, or Country if outside the US: New York
- Zip Code: 12180
Submitted By
- Name: Christopher Meyer
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
- Telephone Number: (518) 487-7600
- Email Address: cmeyer@woh.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): Estimated to be approximately 400 to 600
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3 identified to date
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 7/12/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 7/12/2021
- 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: 8/11/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Template Notice - Maine.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 10/28/2020
- 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: Kroll credit monitoring and identity theft protection services for 12 months