Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: People's United Bank
  • Street Address: 850 Main Street
  • City: Bridgeport
  • State, or Country if outside the US: CT
  • Zip Code: 06604

Submitted By

  • Name: Dionne Pulcinella
  • Title: Privacy Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 203-338-6615
  • Email Address: dionne.pulcinella@peoples.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Bank

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 9
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/07/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/07/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
  • 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: 10/21/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Maine notification #1.pdfMaine notification #2.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: TransUnion mytrueidentity identity protection, is a 3-bureau credit monitoring service that notifies the customer if there are any critical changes to their credit file as well as access to identity restoration program that provides assistance and up to $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance if identity is compromised. The duration of the service provided is 24 months.