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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Street Address: 3601 4th Street
- City: Lubbock
- State, or Country if outside the US: TX
- Zip Code: 79430
Submitted By
- Name: Vince Fell
- Title: Vice President for Information Technology
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (806) 743-7013
- Email Address: vince.fell@ttuhsc.edu
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Chief Information Officer
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 533,874
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 44
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: September 17, 2024 โ 9
- Date Breach Discovered: December 16, 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: January 24, 2025
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents:
- 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 credit monitoring and identity restoration assistance services from IDX