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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: DePauw University
- Street Address: 313S. Locust Street
- City: Greencastle
- State, or Country if outside the US: Indiana
- Zip Code: 46135
Submitted By
- Name: Rachel C. Pitts, Esq.
- Title: Associate Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Telephone Number: 2057198868
- Email Address: rachel.pitts@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 28981
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 20
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/31/23
- Date Breach Discovered: 10/31/23
- 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: 11/22/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notification Samples.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: 12 Months, Transunion, Alerts for credit monitoring; $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy fully managed identity theft recovery services from the date of enrollment.