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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: City of Newport, Rhode Island
- Street Address: City Hall, 43 Broadway
- City: Newport
- State, or Country if outside the US: Rhode Island
- Zip Code: 02840
Submitted By
- Name: Patrick Haggerty
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Baker & Hostetler LLP
- Telephone Number: 513-929-3412
- Email Address: phaggerty@bakerlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 6221
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/08/2022-06/09/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/09/2022
- 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: 7/22/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Newport_Maine App & Samples.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: 2 Years, Experian, credit monitoring, fraud consultation, and identity theft restoration