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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Street Address: 436 Grant Street
- City: Pittsburgh
- State, or Country if outside the US: Pennsylvania
- Zip Code: 15219
Submitted By
- Name: Sadia Mirza
- Title: Attorney
- Firm name (if different than entity): Troutman Pepper
- Telephone Number: 949-622-2786
- Email Address: sadia.mirza@troutman.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 967690
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 9
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/28/2029
- Date Breach Discovered: 06/01/2023
- 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: Substitute Notice
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 07/28/2023; The County will also provide notice of the incident via U.S. mail for individuals who the County has sufficient contact information for.
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents:
Sample Template Letter - Credit Monitoring.pdf
Sample Template Letter - Non-Credit Monitoring.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: IDX Identity Protection Services