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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: City of Independence
- Street Address: 111 E. Maple
- City: Independence
- State, or Country if outside the US: Missouri
- Zip Code: 64050
Submitted By
- Name: Jason
- Title: Newkirk
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 816-325-7046
- Email Address: jnewkirk@indepmo.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Information Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 113,579
- 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: 09/07/2020-12/01/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 03/12/2021
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/16/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: City of Independence - Notice of Data Event - ME.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
- 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, credit monitoring and identity protection services