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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Beacon Communities, LLC
- Street Address: Two Center Plaza Suite 700
- City: Boston
- State, or Country if outside the US: MA
- Zip Code: 02108
Submitted By
- Name: Samuel Ross
- Title: Chief Operating Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 617-574-1100
- Email Address: sross@beaconcommunitiesllc.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Operating Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 3721
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 272
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 09/28/2020 – 12/23/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/30/2021
- 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: 08/04/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice of Data Event - Beacon - ME 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: 12 months, Kroll, credit monitoring, web watcher, quick cash scan, $1 million insurance for identity theft