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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Fort Hays State University Foundation
- Street Address: One Tiger Place
- City: Hays
- State, or Country if outside the US: Kansas
- Zip Code: 67601
Submitted By
- Name: David Kitchen
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Baker & Hostetler, LLP
- Telephone Number: 216-861-7060
- Email Address: dkitchen@bakerlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 53650
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 32
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/07/2020 – 05/20/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 02/25/2021
- Description of the Breach:
- Other, External system breach (hacking)
- If other, please specify: Blackbaud, Inc. data security incident
- 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: 04/16/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Fort Hays -ME Portal APPENDIX.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 10/13/2020 and 02/12/2021
- 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: 24 Months, Kroll, Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.