Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Whitworth University
  • Street Address: 300 W Hawthorne Rd
  • City: Spokane
  • State, or Country if outside the US: Washington
  • Zip Code: 99251

Submitted By

  • Name: Rachel Cobble Pitts
  • Title: Associate Attorney
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
  • Telephone Number: 2057198868
  • Email Address: rachel.pitts@lewisbrisbois.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 65593
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 23
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/29/22
  • Date Breach Discovered: 07/29/22
  • 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: 04/28/2023
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: 1.pdf" 2.pdf 3.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, IDX, Alerts for credit monitoring; $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy; fully managed identity theft recovery services from the date of enrollment.