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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Non-Profit
- Entity Name: Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Street Address: 10 E Allen Street
- City: Winooski
- State, or Country if outside the US: Vermont
- Zip Code: 05404
Submitted By
- Name: Thomas A. Little
- Title: General Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (802) 238-4989
- Email Address: littlet@VSAC.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19,754
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/07/2020 – 05/20/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 07/31/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- Other
- If other, please specify: third-party system breach
- 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: 9/25/2020; 9/4/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: VSAC - Supplemental ME Exhibit 1 - Notice of Data Event.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: No
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: