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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Non-Profit
- Entity Name: Mississippi Children's Home Services, Inc., Mississippi Children's Home Society, CARES Center, Inc., d.b.a Canopy Children's Solutions
- Street Address: 1465 Lakeland Drive
- City: Jackson
- State, or Country if outside the US: Mississippi
- Zip Code: 39216
Submitted By
- Name: Terry Hight
- Title: Chief Operating Officer
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 601-352-7784
- Email Address: terry.hight@mycanopy.org
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Operating Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19,190
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 5
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 04/04/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 10/13/2023
- 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: 04/11/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Canopy - Notice of Data Event - 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: Twelve (12) months, Experian, Identity Monitoring and Identity Restoration services