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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: Genetics & IVF Institute
- Street Address: 3015 Williams Drive
- City: Fairfax
- State, or Country if outside the US: VA
- Zip Code: 22031
Submitted By
- Name: Alyssa Watzman
- Title: Partner - Data Privacy Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Telephone Number: 7202922052
- Email Address: alyssa.watzman@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Legal Counsel Retained to Assist with Data Security Incident
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1447
- 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: 09/24/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 04/11/2022
- 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: 05/10/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Genetics & IVF Institute - Consumer Notification Letter Sample.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 of Credit Monitoring, Web Watcher, Public Persona, Quick Cash Scan, $1 Million Identity Fraud Loss Reimbursement, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration