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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Pearl River Community College
- Street Address: 101 U.S. 11
- City: Poplarville
- State, or Country if outside the US: Mississippi
- Zip Code: 39470
Submitted By
- Name: Laura Funk
- Title: Attorney / Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Attorney and legal representative
- Telephone Number: 9729425696
- Email Address: laura.funk@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney and Legal Representative
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 34,678
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 04/30/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 07/21/2022
- 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: 08/19/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Pearl River CC - Consumer Notification Letter - (General) - PROOF.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
- 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: 12 months - credit and Cyberscan monitoring, identity restoration, and $1 million identity theft insurance policy