Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Mercyhurst University
  • Street Address: 501 E 38th St
  • City: Erie
  • State, or Country if outside the US: PA
  • Zip Code: 16546

Submitted By

  • Name: Merry Bollheimer
  • Title: General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 814-824-2000
  • Email Address: mbollheimer@mercyhurst.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel, Vice President for Legal Affairs

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19,537
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 39
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 01/16/2022 to 05/15/2022
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/16/2022
  • 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: 09/16/2022, 02/21/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Mercyhurst - 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, Epiq, Credit Monitoring and Identity Restoration