Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Pellissippi State Community College
  • Street Address: 10915 Hardin Valley Road
  • City: Knoxville
  • State, or Country if outside the US: TN
  • Zip Code: 37933

Submitted By

  • Name: Audrey Williams
  • Title: Vice President, Information Services/CIO
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 865-539-7198
  • Email Address: cio@pstcc.edu
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: CIO

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 206000
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 41
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/06/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 01/13/2022
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Electronic
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 02/01/2022
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: NotificationText-send-to-AG.docx
  • 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: online credit monitoring service (myTrueIdentity) for 12 months provided by TransUnion Interactive, a subsidiary of TransUnion ®