Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: The Peddie School
  • Street Address: 201 S Main St
  • City: Hightstown
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New Jersey
  • Zip Code: 08520

Submitted By

  • Name: Sian Schafle
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Mullen Coughlin LLC
  • Telephone Number: (267) 930-4799
  • Email Address: sschafle@mullen.law
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1509
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 4
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 12/22/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 04/21/2023
  • 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: 05/23/2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Peddie School Board Of Trustees - 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: Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring and identity restoration (12 months)