Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: American Council for International Studies
  • Street Address: 330 Congress Street, 5th Floor
  • City: Boston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Massachusetts
  • Zip Code: 02210

Submitted By

  • Name: Jeff Hild
  • Title: SVP – Marketing and Technology
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 6179589547
  • Email Address: JHild@acis.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 42430
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 139
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/25/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/30/2021
  • 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: 12/03/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: American Council for International Studies - 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: 12 months, Experian, Credit monitoring and identity restoration services.