Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: World Learning, Inc.
  • Street Address: 1 Kipling Road, P.O. Box 676
  • City: Brattleboro
  • State, or Country if outside the US: VT
  • Zip Code: 05302

Submitted By

  • Name: L.Rae
  • Title: Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs & General Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 802-258-3490
  • Email Address: Lisa.Rae@worldlearning.org
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 3022
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 34
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 04/20/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 06/06/2023
  • 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: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 11/27/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: World Learning, 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: 12 months of credit monitoring through TransUnion