Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: Houston Museum of Natural Science
  • Street Address: 5555 Hermann Park Drive
  • City: Houston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Texas
  • Zip Code: 77030

Submitted By

  • Name: Jill Lee
  • Title: Chief Financial Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 7136394777
  • Email Address: jlee@hmns.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Financial Officer

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 860
  • 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: 02/02/2020 - 09/15/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/09/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 11/20/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: HMNS - Exhibit 1 - 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: 1 year identity protection and credit monitoring from Kroll