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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Southern College of Optometry
- Street Address: 1245 Madison Ave
- City: Memphis
- State, or Country if outside the US: TN
- Zip Code: 38104
Submitted By
- Name: Justin Joy
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Thomason, PC
- Telephone Number: (901) 525-8721
- Email Address: JJoy@LewisThomason.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): ~2,500
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 4
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/07/2020 - 05/20/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 10/21/2020
- 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: 11/20/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Student notice letter with credit monitoring - template for AG notice.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: 24-month, CyberScout one bureau credit monitoring