SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.
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Disclosures
9
State AG · 9 jurisdictions
Multi-filing incidents
1
incidents joining 2+ filings here
Max affected reported
75,103
nationwide · State AG ME
Leak-site claims
0
none in sample
Identity resolution
- Canonical name
- SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.
- Normalized
- smartstart employment screening— dedupe via name-norm; Microsoft / MSFT collapse to one row
- GLEIF LEI
- No match
- SEC EDGAR CIK
- None — not an SEC registrant
- Domain
- None on record
Disclosure history (9)newest first
- California State AGas victim2021-08-27
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.
- Massachusetts State AGas victim2021-08-27
SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2021-08-27. 962 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.
- Maine State AGas victim2021-08-27
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.
- South Carolina State AGas victim2021-08-25
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.
- Washington State AGas victim2021-08-24
SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified the Washington AG of a cybersecurity incident discovered on Dec 18, 2020. Malware/ransomware encrypted data, affecting 639 WA residents. Notifications sent Aug 24, 2021. Remediation included forensic investigation and offering credit/identity monitoring via IDX.
- Indiana State AGas victim2021-08-24
SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2020-05-13 and was reported on 2021-08-24. 1,528 Indiana residents were affected. 75,103 individuals affected in total.
- Montana State AGas victim2021-08-24
SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data security incident. Suspicious activity was identified on December 18, 2020, and confirmed to involve personal information (names) on August 4, 2021. The company engaged cyber experts and offered complimentary identity monitoring services through IDX.
- New Hampshire State AGas victim2021-08-24
SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident discovered on December 18, 2020. Suspicious activity on a server led to a forensic investigation concluding August 4, 2021, which determined personal information of 181 New Hampshire residents may have been accessed. SmartStart mailed notifications on August 24, 2021, and offered credit and identity monitoring services through IDX.
- Illinois State AGas victim2021-01-01
SMARTSTART EMPLOYMENT SCREENING, INC filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2021 (case 21-343). The register records the breach as discovered on December 18, 2020. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.