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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.