SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified the California AG of a data security incident. The breach occurred on May 13, 2020, but suspicious activity was not identified until December 18, 2020. An investigation concluded on August 4, 2021, that names and Social Security numbers may have been accessed. The company offered identity monitoring services to affected individuals.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on May 13, 2020, discovered on December 18, 2020. The incident affected 75,103 individuals, including 123 Maine residents. Acquired data included names combined with driver's license numbers. SmartStart notified affected individuals in writing on August 24, 2021, and provided 12 months of identity monitoring services through IDX.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified applicants that suspicious activity on its server on Dec 18, 2020 may have exposed names. The company engaged cyber experts and offered IDX identity monitoring services.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc., a business sector entity reported a malware incident to the Washington Attorney General. The organization became aware of the incident on 2020-12-18 and filed notice on 2021-08-24. 639 Washington residents were affected. 249 days elapsed between awareness and notification.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2021-08-24. The breach occurred on 12/18/2020. 81 Montana residents were affected.