Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: Great Hearts America dba GH America
  • Street Address: 4801 E Washington St #250
  • City: Elk Grove
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Arizona
  • Zip Code: 85034

Submitted By

  • Name: Dominik Cvitanovic
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP
  • Telephone Number: 504.372.6698
  • Email Address: Dominik.Cvitanovic@wilsonelser.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1802
  • 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: 10/14/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/14/2023
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: On October 14, 2023, Great Hearts learned that their managed services provider, Veeya, detected unusual activity occurring in their network. Veeya's investigation determined that certain data held by Veeya relating to Great Hearts was potentially accessed and acquired by a third party not authorized to do so.
  • 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: 03/29/2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Great Hearts Individual Notification Template.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 of credit monitoring provided by Cyberscout through Identity Force, a TransUnion company specializing in fraud assistance and remediation services.