Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Education
  • Entity Name: Emma Willard School
  • Street Address: 285 Pawling Avenue
  • City: Troy
  • State, or Country if outside the US: New York
  • Zip Code: 12180

Submitted By

  • Name: Christopher W. Meyer
  • Title: Partner
  • Firm name (if different than entity): Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
  • Telephone Number: 518-487-7712
  • Email Address: cmeyer@woh.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Attorney

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2273
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 16
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/14/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 09/29/2020
  • 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: 10/28/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Maine Appendix (October 28, 2020).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: Twenty four months of single bureau credit monitoring and related services as described in the attached appendix.