Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Guilford Technical Community College
  • Street Address: 601 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 309
  • City: Jamestown
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NC
  • Zip Code: 27282

Submitted By

  • Name: Mark McCreary
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Telephone Number: 2152992010
  • Email Address: mmccreary@foxrothschild.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 69846
  • 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: 08/05/2020 - 09/13/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/13/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other
    • If other, please specify: Ransomware
  • 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: 11/05/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: GTCC - Sample - Notification Letter.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: Two (2) years of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services with Experian