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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Stonington Public Schools
- Street Address: 40 Field St
- City: Pawcatuck
- State, or Country if outside the US: CT
- Zip Code: 06379
Submitted By
- Name: Gary Shettle
- Title: Director of Finance
- Firm name (if different than entity): Stonington Public Schools
- Telephone Number: 860-572-0506 x2152
- Email Address: gary.shettle@stoningtonschools.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Director of Finance
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1765
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/25/2021 thru 09/27/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/27/2021
- 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: 11/01/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Stonington - Individual Notice Template.PDF
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: not applicable
- 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: complimentary two (2) years of identity theft protection services through IDX, which includes credit and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed ID theft recovery services.