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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Association of American Colleges and Universities
- Street Address: 1818 R. St. N.W.
- City: Washington
- State, or Country if outside the US: DC
- Zip Code: 20009
Submitted By
- Name: Melvina Norried-Thomas
- Title: Senior Director of Administration
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 202-387-3760
- Email Address: thomas@aacu.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 174
- 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: 04/18/2020-05/27/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 05/20/2020
- 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: 09/21/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: AACU - ME Notice of Data Event - Exhibit 1.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: One year, Epiq, One year of single bureau credit monitoring