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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Government Entity
- Entity Name: Wichita County, Texas
- Street Address: 900 7th Street
- City: Wichita Falls
- State, or Country if outside the US: TX
- Zip Code: 76301
Submitted By
- Name: Lindsay Nickle
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
- Telephone Number: (806) 535-0274
- Email Address: LNickle@constangy.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 47784
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 6
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: May 07, 2024
- Date Breach Discovered: September 03, 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: October 22, 2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Wichita_County_-_Regulatory_Notification_-_ME(11928175.2).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: IDX by Zerofox, 12 months, and included credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, and an identity theft insurance policy.