Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Emerson College
  • Street Address: 120 Boylston Street
  • City: Boston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MA
  • Zip Code: 02116

Submitted By

  • Name: Kenneth Danton
  • Title: Associate General Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 617-824-8908
  • Email Address: Kenneth_Danton@emerson.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Associate General Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 816
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/23/2021-05/08/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/06/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other, Inadvertent disclosure
    • If other, please specify: Inadvertent disclosure by third party vendor
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 09/19/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Emerson College -ME- Exhibit 1- Notice of Data Event.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 of credit monitoring and identity theft protection through Experian