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