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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Western Union Financial Services, Inc.
- Street Address: 7001 E. Belleview Ave.
- City: Denver
- State, or Country if outside the US: CO
- Zip Code: 80237
Submitted By
- Name: Lynn C. Percival IV
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
- Telephone Number: (919) 865-1103
- Email Address: lpercival@wyrick.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside legal counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 15,203
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/24/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 02/22/2021
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 03/17/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Base Consumer Notification Letter.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
- 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: Western Union is offering affected individuals complimentary access to Experian IdentityWorks for a period of two years. The IdentityWorks service includes identity restoration, credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, and fraud detection tools.