Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Sarku Japan
  • Street Address: 30 Broad Street, 14th Floor
  • City: New York
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NY
  • Zip Code: 10004

Submitted By

  • Name: Tony Chiu
  • Title: Chief Financial Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 905-474-2132
  • Email Address: tchiu@sarkujapan.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: CFO

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 28298
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 131
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/13/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 02/06/2022
  • 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: 03/16/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sarku Japan - Notice of Data Event - ME.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None.
  • 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, Kroll, Credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity restoration services.