Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: The Bell Company, LLC
  • Street Address: 1340 Lexington Avenue
  • City: Rochester
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 14606

Submitted By

  • Name: Shannon Knapp
  • Title: Associate Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
  • Telephone Number: 315-218-8306
  • Email Address: sknapp@bsk.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 3094
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 8
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/15/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/17/2021
  • 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: 02/11/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Maine Bell security incident consumer notification letter.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: IDX, 12 months of credit and Cyberscan monitoring, $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and ID theft recovery services