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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Benchmark Education Company, LLC
- Street Address: 145 Huguenot Street
- City: New Rochelle
- State, or Country if outside the US: NY
- Zip Code: 10801
Submitted By
- Name: Joseph Barker
- Title: Vice President of Legal & Business Affairs
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (914) 443-4216
- Email Address: jbarker@benchmarkeducation.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2280
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/22/2021 – 12/15/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/04/2022
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 10/17/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Benchmark Education Company, LLC - Notice of Data Event - ME - Exhibit 1.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: 12 months, Experian IdentityWorks, credit and identity monitoring