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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: US Cellular
- Street Address: 8410 W Bryn Mawr Road
- City: Chicago
- State, or Country if outside the US: IL
- Zip Code: 60636
Submitted By
- Name: Barbara Kern
- Title: Senior Director, Privacy and Legal Affairs
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 773-399-4109
- Email Address: barbara.kern@uscellular.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 78
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/18/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/23/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 10/3/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents:
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: NA
- Were identity theft protection services offered: No
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: