Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Gardner Resources Consulting LLC
  • Street Address: 110 Cedar Street, Suite 20
  • City: Wellesley
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
  • Zip Code: 02481-3527

Submitted By

  • Name: Nick DiCesare
  • Title: Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Barclay Damon LLP
  • Telephone Number: (716) 566 1524
  • Email Address: NDiCesare@barclaydamon.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 8969
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 47
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/03/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/03/2021
  • 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: Substitute Notice
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/29/2022 (Please note written notice was provided to 27 residents for whom GRC had an address and 20 residents were notified via email. GRC also posted notice on its homepage and provided media notice). All notices were provided on July 29, 2022.
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
  • 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: 1 year - TransUnion myTrueIdentity (see notice letter template for further description)