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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Virginia Farm Bureau
- Street Address: 12580 West Creek Parkway
- City: Richmond
- State, or Country if outside the US: VA
- Zip Code: 23238
Submitted By
- Name: Marc Follmer
- Title: General Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 8042901050
- Email Address: Marc.Follmer@vafb.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 261,187
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 4,321
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/06/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/23/2023
- 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: 02/15/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice of Data Event - VFB - ME.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: CyEx credit monitoring and identity protection services/12 months