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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Readerlink Distribution Services, LLC
- Street Address: 1420 Kensington Road, Suite 300
- City: Oak Brook
- State, or Country if outside the US: Illinois
- Zip Code: 60523
Submitted By
- Name: Michael Malkin
- Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (724) 704-8403
- Email Address: MMalkin@Readerlink.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 4,932
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 9
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/03/2020 - 06/17/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/15/2020
- 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: 10/07/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Readerlink -Notice of Event - ME - Exhibit 1.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: n/a
- 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, Kroll, Credit monitoring and identity restoration services