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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: City of Philadelphia
- Street Address: 1515 Arch Street, 15th Floor
- City: Philadelphia
- State, or Country if outside the US: PA
- Zip Code: 19102-1595
Submitted By
- Name: Julie Assis
- Title: Chief Deputy Solicitor, HIPAA & Privacy Law Unit / City HIPAA Privacy Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 215-531-2569
- Email Address: HIPAAprivacy@phila.gov
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 49255
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 4
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 03/11/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 05/18/2021
- 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: 06/11/2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: City of Philadelphia - Exhibit 1 - ME.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: August 3, 2020; February 5 2021; April 14, 2021
- 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; Kroll; Credit monitoring and identity restoration services