North Carolina Data Breach: Important Security Incident Notification from NCBCAE
What Happened in North Carolina Data Breach?
On November 27, 2024, the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners (NCBCAE) identified suspicious activity within its email tenant, signaling a potential North Carolina data breach. An immediate investigation determined an unauthorized individual gained access to specific email accounts between October 31, 2024, and November 27, 2024. Consequently, NCBCAE undertook a comprehensive review of the compromised accounts to pinpoint any sensitive data exposure and affected individuals. As of June 17, 2025, NCBCAE confirmed that your information was potentially compromised in this email security incident
What Information was involved in the NCBCAE Data Breach?
Date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license or state identification number, account number, routing number, payment card number, passport number, biometric data, medical information, health insurance information, and taxpayer identification number.
What is the NCBCAE doing to respond and procted your data?
NCBCAE prioritizes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of your information. Upon discovering this North Carolina data breach, we immediately launched an investigation, implemented additional security measures, and are actively reviewing our data privacy and cybersecurity policies.
To further safeguard your identity after this security incident, NCBCAE is providing you with < through IDX. The enclosed “STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION” document outlines these services and provides clear enrollment instructions. You must complete the enrollment process yourself to activate these benefits.
Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Enroll in Monitoring Services
Website and Enrollment: Follow the instructions to enroll provided in the letter.
Activate Credit Monitoring: Ensure you activate the credit monitoring included with your IDX identity protection membership for it to be effective. Note: You need established credit and internet access to use this service. IDX can provide assistance if needed.
Telephone Support: For additional information or to speak with knowledgeable representatives about protecting your credit identity after a data breach incident, contact IDX directly at 1-855-201-6012.
Contact the three major credit reporting bureaus to place a credit freeze or fraud alert:
Equifax:
Website: https://www.equifax.com/personal/creditreport-services/
Phone: 1-888-298-0045
Fraud Alert: P.O. Box 105069, Atlanta, GA 30348-5069
Credit Freeze: P.O. Box 105788, Atlanta, GA 30348-5788
Experian:
Website: https://www.experian.com/help/
Phone: 1-888-397-3742
Fraud Alert: P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
Credit Freeze: P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
TransUnion:
Phone: 1-833-799-5355
Fraud Alert: P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016
Credit Freeze: P.O. Box 160, Woodlyn, PA 19094
How can I get legal help?
Have you recieved the data breach letter from NCBCAE?
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