Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Fort Hays State University Foundation
  • Street Address: One Tiger Place
  • City: Hays
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Kansas
  • Zip Code: 67601

Submitted By

  • Name: David Kitchen
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Baker & Hostetler, LLP
  • Telephone Number: 216-861-7060
  • Email Address: dkitchen@bakerlaw.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Outside Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 53650
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 32
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: Yes
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 02/07/2020 – 05/20/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 02/25/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other, External system breach (hacking)
    • If other, please specify: Blackbaud, Inc. data security incident
  • 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: 04/16/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Fort Hays -ME Portal APPENDIX.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: 10/13/2020 and 02/12/2021
  • 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: 24 Months, Kroll, Credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.