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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Universal Lenders, LLC
- Street Address: 1011 Lake St. Suite 303
- City: Oak Park
- State, or Country if outside the US: IL
- Zip Code: 60301
Submitted By
- Name: Julie Hess
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
- Telephone Number: (215) 770-4164
- Email Address: jhess@constangy.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Legal Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 19575
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 34
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: November 07, 2024
- Date Breach Discovered: January 14, 2025
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with:
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: January 21, 2025
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Universal_Lenders_-_Consumer_Notice_-_Customer_General__Static_Proof_R1.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: Twelve months of complimentary identity protection services were offered through IDX. These services include credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, a $1 million identity fraud loss reimbursement policy, and fully managed identity theft recovery services.