Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Sam's Club
  • Street Address: 2101 SE Simple Savings Drive
  • City: Bentonville
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Arkansas
  • Zip Code: 72712

Submitted By

  • Name: Eric Brewer
  • Title: Senior Director
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 4793128235
  • Email Address: Eric.Brewer@Wal-Mart.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 285885
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1038
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/17-24/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/24/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Account takeover via credential stuffing
  • 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: 10/21/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sams Club - Individual Notification Letter Template.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • 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: Experian, 12 months, credit monitoring and ID restoration services