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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Index Fund Advisors, Inc.
- Street Address: 19200 Von Karman Ave., Suite 150
- City: Irvine
- State, or Country if outside the US: California
- Zip Code: 92612
Submitted By
- Name: Wesley Long
- Title: Chief Operating Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 949-428-0435
- Email Address: wes@ifa.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Operating Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 8,974
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/05/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 11/30/2021
- 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: 12/17/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Exhibit 1 - Index Fund Advisors (ME).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 of complimentary credit monitoring