Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: National Education Association
  • Street Address: 1201 16th Street, NW
  • City: Washington
  • State, or Country if outside the US: DC
  • Zip Code: 20036

Submitted By

  • Name: Kristen Hollar
  • Title: Staff Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 202-822-7035
  • Email Address: khollar@nea.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: In-house counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 629
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/01/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/01/2020
  • 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: 10/16/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 2020.10.13 Individual Notice MULTISTATE.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 11/18/2019; Did not involve ME residents.
  • 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: 18 months; CyberScout; full 3-bureau credit monitoring, dark web monitoring