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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
- Street Address: 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 4000
- City: Chicago
- State, or Country if outside the US: IL
- Zip Code: 60602
Submitted By
- Name: Colleen Brown
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Sidley Austin LLP
- Telephone Number: 202.736.8465
- Email Address: ctbrown@sidley.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 99
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 9
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/20/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/02/2021
- 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: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: July 2, 2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Sample Data Breach Notice Letter.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: This filing supplements the June 23, 2021 portal filing for an updated final notice letter and mailing date
- 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, Experian, credit monitoring