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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Mercyhurst University
- Street Address: 501 East 38th Street
- City: Erie
- State, or Country if outside the US: PA
- Zip Code: 16546
Submitted By
- Name: Meredith Bollheimer
- Title: General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (814) 824-3363
- Email Address: mbollheimer@mercyhurst.edu
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19,514
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 38
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/16/2022 – 05/15/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 09/16/2022
- 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: 11/08/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Mercyhurst University - Exhibit 1 (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: 12 months, Epiq, Credit Monitoring and Identity Restoration