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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Stanford University
- Street Address: Chief Privacy Officer, 505 Broadway, Cardinal Hall, 6th Floor
- City: Redwood City
- State, or Country if outside the US: CA
- Zip Code: 94063
Submitted By
- Name: David Saunders
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDermott Will & Emery
- Telephone Number: 3128038305
- Email Address: dsaunders@mwe.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 27000
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/12/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/27/2023
- 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: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 03/11/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Stanford DPS Individual Notification Letter Templates.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: 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring (if eligible) and identity protection services through IDX and TransUnion