Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Friends Seminary
  • Street Address: 222 East 16th Street
  • City: New York
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 10003

Submitted By

  • Name: Sisi Kamal
  • Title: Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 646-979-5070
  • Email Address: skamal@friendsseminary.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Financial Officer

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1232
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 8
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/01/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 10/05/2020
  • 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: 12/18/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Friends Seminary - Regulator Notice - 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: Epiq, 24 months, Identity and credit monitoring services