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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: NewsBank, Inc.
- Street Address: Pelican Bay Boulevard
- City: Naples
- State, or Country if outside the US: FL
- Zip Code: 24108
Submitted By
- Name: John McDowell
- Title: President
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: (180) 076-2818
- Email Address: jmcdowell@newsbank.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: President
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2664
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 13
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: June 20, 2024
- Date Breach Discovered: December 17, 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 16, 2025
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: NewsBank_Inc._-_Notice_of_Data_Event_-_ME.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: Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services