Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: The Peddie School
  • Street Address: 201 S. Main Street
  • City: Hightstown
  • State, or Country if outside the US: NJ
  • Zip Code: 08520

Submitted By

  • Name: Sanjeev Puri
  • Title: Assistant Head, Finance and Operations
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (609) 944-7510
  • Email Address: spuri@peddie.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee, students, and third parties

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5783
  • 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: December 22, 2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: December 24, 2024
  • 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: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: March 24, 2025
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: The_Peddie_School_-_Supplemental_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 of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring and identity restoration