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