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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Cushing Academy
- Street Address: 39 School Street
- City: Ashburnham
- State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
- Zip Code: 01430
Submitted By
- Name: Randy Bertin
- Title: Head of School
- Firm name (if different than entity): Mullen Coughlin, LLC
- Telephone Number: 2679304775
- Email Address: cdiienno@mullen.law
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 4607
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 96
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/03/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 03/08/2023
- 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: 06/20/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Cushing Academy - Notice of Data Event - ME.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: Experian, Credit and Identity Theft Monitoring