Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Populus Financial Group, Inc.
- Street Address: 300 E. John Carpenter Fwy. Suite 900
- City: Irving
- State, or Country if outside the US: Texas
- Zip Code: 75062
Submitted By
- Name: Christie Babalis
- Title: General Counsel
- Firm name (if different than entity): Alvaria, Inc.
- Telephone Number: 978-905-3703
- Email Address: Christie.babalis@alvaria.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Third-party service provider of workforce management and call center technology solutions
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 51,858
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 03/09/2023 - 03/10/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 03/09/2023
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 05/23/2023
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_Job41487d09_EricksonDemel&Associates_L01_SAS_0.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: Alvaria arranged to help protect potentially affected individuals from identity theft by offering, free of charge, 24 months of credit monitoring, and fraud remediation services through Experian IdentityWorks.