Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation
  • Street Address: 409 Main St.
  • City: Buffalo
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 14203

Submitted By

  • Name: Will Daugherty
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
  • Telephone Number: 7136515684
  • Email Address: will.daugherty@nortonrosefulbright.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 54,524
  • 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: 07/28/2020 - 07/30/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 08/28/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Our third party vendor was the target of a ransomware attack.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 09/23/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: SAMPLE - One Year.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
  • 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: We are offering one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.