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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Lakeland Community College
- Street Address: 7700 Clocktower Drive
- City: Kirtland
- State, or Country if outside the US: Oh
- Zip Code: 44094
Submitted By
- Name: James J. Giszczak
- Title: Co-President
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDonald Hopkins
- Telephone Number: 248.220.1354
- Email Address: jgiszczak@mcdonaldhopkins.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Privacy Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 285948
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 03/07/2023 - 03/31/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/20/2023
- 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: 09/19/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Lakeland Community - SSN rev 2 [redacted](32536544.1).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: Lakeland Community College is offering the affected residents whose Social Security numbers were impacted complimentary one-year memberships with Equifax Gold credit monitoring