Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Sears Hometown Stores, Inc.
  • Street Address: 3333 Beverly Road
  • City: Hoffman Estates
  • State, or Country if outside the US: IL
  • Zip Code: 60179

Submitted By

  • Name: Lucie F. Huger
  • Title: Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
  • Telephone Number: 314-241-9090
  • Email Address: lfh@greensfelder.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 825
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/03/21
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/24/21
  • 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: 08/27/21
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Transformco Ad 3BM Hometown Wave 2 r3prf.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: Identity Theft Monitoring from Kroll for 1 year.