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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.