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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Non-Profit
- Entity Name: Communications Workers of America
- Street Address: 501 3rd Street NW
- City: Washington
- State, or Country if outside the US: DC
- Zip Code: 20001
Submitted By
- Name: Patricia Shea
- Title: Ms.
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 202-434-1215
- Email Address: pats@cwa-union.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 14,843
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 12
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: Unknown
- Date Breach Discovered: 11/16/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- Inadvertent disclosure
- 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: 01/20/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_12m_Communications Workers America_L01.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: Identity theft prevention and credit monitoring for 12 months by Experian. A description of the service is available in the attached sample letter.