Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Cambridge College
  • Street Address: 500 Rutherford Avenue
  • City: Charleston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MA
  • Zip Code: 02129

Submitted By

  • Name: Colin M. Battersby
  • Title: Member
  • Firm name (if different than entity): McDonald Hopkins
  • Telephone Number: 248.593.2952
  • Email Address: cbattersby@mcdonaldhopkins.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Privacy Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 30368
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 96
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: Between approximately February 20, 2023 to March 2, 2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/06/2023
  • 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: 08/04/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: SSN_Proof_[redacted]_32326194v1.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: Cambridge is offering the affected residents whose Social Security numbers were impacted complimentary one-year memberships with a credit monitoring service, Equifax® Credit WatchTM Gold.