Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: WHDH-TV
  • Street Address: 7 Bulfinch Place
  • City: Boston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
  • Zip Code: 02114

Submitted By

  • Name: Joseph Montano
  • Title: Director of Administration and Finance
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (617) 725 – 0736
  • Email Address: jmontano@whdh.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 775
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 14
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/15/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/10/2020
  • 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: 12/02/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_G0110_WHDH LLC_L01_SAS_0.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
  • 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: WHDH-TV arranged to have Experian help protect the impacted affected individuals from identity theft. Specifically, WHDH-TV has made available to the affected individuals, free of charge, 24 months of active credit monitoring, identity theft insurance, and identity repair services.