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