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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Alderson Broaddus University (“Alderson Broaddus”)
- Street Address: 101 College Hill Rd
- City: Philippi
- State, or Country if outside the US: West Virginia
- Zip Code: 26416
Submitted By
- Name: William Berglund
- Title: Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity): Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Telephone Number: 216-861-7416
- Email Address: wberglund@bakerlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 35095
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 29
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 1/22/2021-1/27/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 4/9/2021
- 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: 6/10/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: ABU Maine Appendix & Sample Letter.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: 1 year, Kroll, Credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration services