Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Paxton Media Group LLC
  • Street Address: 201 South 4th Street
  • City: Paducah
  • State, or Country if outside the US: KY
  • Zip Code: 42003

Submitted By

  • Name: Eric L. Rudolph
  • Title: Vice President
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (270) 575-8615
  • Email Address: erudolph@paxtonmedia.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 20,835
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 6
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/26/2021 to 03/20/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/28/2021
  • 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: 07/28/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Paxton Media Group - 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; IDX; Credit Monitoring, Dark Web Monitoring, Reimbursement Insurance, Identity Recovery, Lost Wallet Assistance