Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Princeton University
  • Street Address: 701 Carnegie Center, ISO - 334D
  • City: Princeton
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New Jersey
  • Zip Code: 08540

Submitted By

  • Name: David Sherry
  • Title: Chief Information Security Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Princeton University
  • Telephone Number: 609-258-3565
  • Email Address: david.sherry@princeton.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Information Security Officer

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 8470
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 32
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 04/28/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/10/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Inadvertent disclosure
  • 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: 07/11/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Form Notice to Residents (US but not MA MT RI) - PDF.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: To help relieve concerns and restore confidence following this incident, we have engaged the services of Kroll, a leading cybersecurity risk mitigation and response company, to provide identity monitoring to affected Maine residents for two (2) years, at Princeton’s expense. These identity monitoring services include Credit Monitoring, Web Watcher, Public Persona, Quick Cash Scan, $1 Million Identity Fraud Loss Reimbursement, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration.