Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Carolina Eastern
  • Street Address: P.O. Box 30008
  • City: Charleston
  • State, or Country if outside the US: South Carolina
  • Zip Code: 30008

Submitted By

  • Name: Tom Hallex
  • Title: CFO
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 843-571-0411
  • Email Address: thallex@carolina-eastern.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 2187
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 15
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 04/26/2021
  • Date Breach Discovered: 05/11/2021
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Driver's License Number or Non-Driver Identification Card Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 05/27/2021; 07/27/2021
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_G6360_Carolina Eastern Inc #2_L04_SAS_1.pdf
    EXPERIAN_G4940_Carolina Eastern Inc_L01_SAS_0.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: Carolina Eastern has arranged to provide potentially affected individuals with two years of identity/credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian at no cost to them; including a phone-line with information on the service and the cyber incident.