Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Bridgewater State University
  • Street Address: 131 Summer Street
  • City: Bridgewater
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
  • Zip Code: 02325

Submitted By

  • Name: Bruce Radke
  • Title: Shareholder & Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Polsinelli PC
  • Telephone Number: 3124636211
  • Email Address: bradke@polsinelli.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney for Bridgewater State University

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 34,158
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 294
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/2020-06/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/16/2020
  • 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: 08/26/2020 & 10/01/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Bridgewater State - Supplemental ME AG Notice Letter.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 - One-Year Duration - Detects misuse of credit information and provides identity protection support