Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Kent Building Supplies
  • Street Address: 300 Union St., Box 1200
  • City: Saint John, NB, E2L 4G7, Canada
  • State, or Country if outside the US: DC
  • Zip Code: 00000

Submitted By

  • Name: Scott Ferber
  • Title: attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Raj Ferber PLLC
  • Telephone Number: (202) 868-0035
  • Email Address: scott@rajferber.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1498
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: July 08, 2024
  • Date Breach Discovered: July 19, 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: Electronic
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: July 23, 2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: KBS_notification.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: Equifax ® Credit Monitoring at no cost for one-year from the date of enrollment, which includes daily monitoring and alerts, $1 million identity theft insurance, identity restoration services, and dark web internet scanning