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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Fairfax County Public Schools
- Street Address: 8115 Gatehouse Road
- City: Falls Church
- State, or Country if outside the US: Virginia
- Zip Code: 22042
Submitted By
- Name: John E. Foster
- Title: Division Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 571-423-1250
- Email Address: jefoster@fcps.edu
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Division Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19,653
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 34
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/21/2020-09/05/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/06/2020
- 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: 11/09/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_F9489_Fairfax County Public Schools #3_L03.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; identity/credit monitoring and identity restoration services