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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Education
- Entity Name: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- Street Address: 110 Eighth Street Troy Bldg 3rd Fl.
- City: Troy
- State, or Country if outside the US: New York
- Zip Code: 12180
Submitted By
- Name: Craig A Cook
- Title: General Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 518-276-8829
- Email Address: cookc
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1799
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 22
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 08/01/2020 to 01/31/21
- Date Breach Discovered: 11/17/2023
- 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: Electronic
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 02/01/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Letter-ATS-Final-signed.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: Experian - Credit Monitoring. Indefinite duration.