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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: PPA Holdings, Inc.
- Street Address: 420 3rd Avenue NW
- City: Hickory
- State, or Country if outside the US: North Carolina
- Zip Code: 28601
Submitted By
- Name: Leesa Smith
- Title: CFO, Senior Director Post Merger Integration
- Firm name (if different than entity): Freudenberg Filtration Technologies
- Telephone Number: 603-340-0975
- Email Address: Leesa.Smith@freudenberg-filter.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Executive of parent company to Filters Now, LLC.
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 34,477
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 72
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/23/2019 – 03/08/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 05/31/2022
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/19/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Filters Now - ME Notice of Data Event - Exhibit 1.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: