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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Liberty University
- Street Address: 1971 University Blvd
- City: Lynchburg
- State, or Country if outside the US: VA
- Zip Code: 24515
Submitted By
- Name: Heather Shumaker
- Title: Member
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDonald Hopkins PLC
- Telephone Number: 248.402.4066
- Email Address: hshumaker@mcdonaldhopkins.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5434
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 12
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/2020 and 10/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 03/29/2024
- Description of the Breach:
- Other
- If other, please specify: Third-party Vendor Incident
- 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: 04/29/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Liberty_University_-_SSN_Letter_Final_[redacted]_33520162v1.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: 12 Months, Experian, and ExperianIdentityWorks provides three bureau credit monitoring, identify theft restoration services and identity theft insurance.