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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: Advocates, Inc.
- Street Address: 1881 Worcester Road
- City: Framingham
- State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
- Zip Code: 01701
Submitted By
- Name: Donna Maddux
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
- Telephone Number: 971-334-7001
- Email Address: Donna.maddux@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 70,031
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 94
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/14/2021-09/18/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/09/2022
- 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: 06/28/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Advocates--ME Regulatory Notification Packet.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, IDX, credit monitoring services, fraud protection services