Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Franklin College
  • Street Address: 101 Branigin Boulevard
  • City: Franklin
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Indiana
  • Zip Code: 46131-2623

Submitted By

  • Name: Lindsay Nickle
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 214.722.7141
  • Email Address: lindsay.nickle@lewisbrisobis.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5935
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/21/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/23/2022
  • 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: 08/29/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Franklin College - Sample Consumer Notification 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: Franklin College is offering 12 months of Credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, fully managed identity theft recovery services, and call center support through IDX.