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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Stearns County, Minnesota
- Street Address: 401 W. Wind Court
- City: Cold Spring
- State, or Country if outside the US: MN
- Zip Code: 56320
Submitted By
- Name: Matthew H. Meade
- Title: Member
- Firm name (if different than entity): Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellot
- Telephone Number: 4125666983
- Email Address: mmeade@eckertseamans.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 176
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 2/2/2023 - 4/22/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/02/2023
- 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: 08/08/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice Proof - Stearns HRA- Remailing(113513435.2)_Redacted.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 6/22/2023
- 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: Experian: 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services