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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
- Street Address: 1101 E. Main Street
- City: Kingstree
- State, or Country if outside the US: South Carolina
- Zip Code: 29556
Submitted By
- Name: Kevin Yoegel
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Lewis Brisbois
- Telephone Number: 215-253-4255
- Email Address: Kevin.Yoegel@lewisbrisbois.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 8099
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 06/30/2021
- Date Breach Discovered: 01/16/2022
- 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: 01/28/2022
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents:
FTC - Consumer Notification Letter (Adult) PRINT PROOF.pdf
FTC - ME Regulator Notification Letter (01.29.22) v.1.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: 12 months, IDX credit and identity monitoring