Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Speedcast
  • Street Address: 4400 Sam Houston Pkwy East
  • City: Houston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Texas
  • Zip Code: 77048

Submitted By

  • Name: Matthew Gardner
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Wiley Rein LLP
  • Telephone Number: 202-719-4108
  • Email Address: mgardner@wiley.law
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): Approximately 2120
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: Approximately 3
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/07/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/17/2020
  • 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: 9/25/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: ME Individual Notice Template.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: We are offering affected individuals complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services for two years via Experian’s® IdentityWorksSM. This product will provide identity theft detection and resolution. Speedcast is in the process of notifying impacted individuals, including providing information about this service. Individuals began receiving notification on September 25, 2020.