Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Woodward Communications, Inc.
  • Street Address: 801 Bluff St
  • City: Dubuque
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Iowa
  • Zip Code: 52001

Submitted By

  • Name: Richard Goldberg
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
  • Telephone Number: 917.744.1760
  • Email Address: rgoldberg@constangy.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 12,467
  • 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: 01/19/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 01/19/2023
  • 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: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 04/05/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Consumer Notification letter - Adult Monitoring - Woodward Communications_static proof r2.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 / credit monitoring, CyberScan dark web monitoring, fully managed identity recovery services, and $1 million in identity theft insurance coverage