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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Sinclair Broadcast Group
- Street Address: 10706 Beaver Dam Road
- City: Hunt Valley
- State, or Country if outside the US: Maryland
- Zip Code: 21030
Submitted By
- Name: Lindsey Smith
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Telephone Number: 410-525-6402
- Email Address: lindsey.smith@lewisbrsbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/01/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 07/08/2020
- 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: 10/05/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: \\prod-na\homedir$\lindsey.smith\Documents\Sinclair Broadcast Group\Ltr Sophie Cohen re 5.1.20 data incident 10.5.20 KL.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: No
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service:
