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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.