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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Non-Profit
- Entity Name: American Anthropological Association
- Street Address: 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 1301
- City: Arlington
- State, or Country if outside the US: Virginia
- Zip Code: 22201
Submitted By
- Name: Elaine Lynch
- Title: Deputy Executive Director/CFO
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 703-528-1902 ext. 1166
- Email Address: elynch@americananthro.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Deputy Executive Director/CFO
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 252
- 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: 05/11/2020-02/21/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/07/2021
- 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: 07/29/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: American Anthropological Association - 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: 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.