Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Defender Industries, Inc.
  • Street Address: 42 Great Neck Road
  • City: Waterford
  • State, or Country if outside the US: CT
  • Zip Code: 06385

Submitted By

  • Name: Richard Goldberg
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 2159774060
  • Email Address: richard.goldberg@lewisbrisbois.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 34089
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 477
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 11/22/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 04/15/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: malware on e-commerce platform
  • 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: 05/21/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Defender - Regulatory Notification Letter - ME 4820-8053-6296 v.1.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: No
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: