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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.
- Street Address: PO Box 12398
- City: Salem
- State, or Country if outside the US: Oregon
- Zip Code: 97309
Submitted By
- Name: Richard Goldberg
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Telephone Number: 215.977.4060
- Email Address: Richard.Goldberg@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 75,103
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 123
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: May 13, 2020
- Date Breach Discovered: December 18, 2020
- Description of the Breach:
- Other, External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: August 24, 2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 395539_IDX_SmartStart_General with SSN_Recvd_08 17 21_Static_Proof_R4.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: 12 months - IDX - “The identity monitoring services include Single Bureau Credit Monitoring, CyberScan, $1 Million Identity Theft Insurance, and Fully Managed Identity Recovery”