Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Non-Profit
  • Entity Name: Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation
  • Street Address: 6400 Perkins Road
  • City: Baton Rouge
  • State, or Country if outside the US: LA
  • Zip Code: 70808

Submitted By

  • Name: Eric Packel
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Baker & Hostetler, LLP
  • Telephone Number: 215-564-3031
  • Email Address: epackel@bakerlaw.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 96
  • 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: 02/07/2020 - 05/20/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 08/03/2020
  • 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: 09/28/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Pennington - Maine Attachment.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: None
  • 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: One year, Experian, Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.