Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC
  • Street Address: 800 Capitol Street, Suite 3000
  • City: Houston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Texas
  • Zip Code: 77002

Submitted By

  • Name: Rob Longo
  • Title: Vice President and Managing General Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 480-457-4865
  • Email Address: Rlongo@wm.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 277,000
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 511
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/21/2021 - 01/23/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/21/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 05/28/2021 and 8/11/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: WM - Supplemental Notice of Data Event - 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, Experian, credit monitoring and identity theft protection services