Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
  • Street Address: 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1600
  • City: Chicago
  • State, or Country if outside the US: IL
  • Zip Code: 60606

Submitted By

  • Name: Brittany Martin
  • Title: Attorney-Outside Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Burke, Warren MacKay & Serritella
  • Telephone Number: 312-630-9880
  • Email Address: bmartin@burkelaw.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney-Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 820,000
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 3,134
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 11/2021 to 8/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/28/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other, External system breach (hacking)
    • If other, please specify: Information acquired was name, address, phone number, email address, and password used for Zacks.com.
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 1/27/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 1-24-2023 Maine Sample Notice.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: