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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Financial Services
- Entity Name: Bard Associates, Inc.
- Street Address: 135 S LaSalle Street, #3700
- City: Chicago
- State, or Country if outside the US: Illinois
- Zip Code: 60603
Submitted By
- Name: Jena Valdetero
- Title: Shareholder
- Firm name (if different than entity): Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Telephone Number: 3124561025
- Email Address: valdeteroj@gtlaw.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 175
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/8/2021 - 01/10/2022
- Date Breach Discovered: 01/10/2022
- Description of the Breach:
- Other
- If other, please specify: Unauthorized access to company email accounts
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 01/21/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Bard Notice of Data Breach 1.21.22.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
- 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 of triple credit bureau monitoring and CyberScan monitoring, a $1,000,000 insurance reimbursement policy, and fully managed ID theft recovery services.
