Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
  • Street Address: 3 Terrace Way
  • City: Greensboro
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NC
  • Zip Code: 27403

Submitted By

  • Name: Kylie Dotson-Blake
  • Title: President and CEO
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 336 547 0558
  • Email Address: dotson-blake@nbcc.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 379398
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2410
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/31/2020 - 09/07/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/07/2020 - 12/28/2020
  • 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: 01/12/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: NBCC -Notice of Data Event - ME.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: TransUnion; 12 months; credit monitoring and identity restoration services