Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating The Teaching Company Sales, LLC, which does business as The Great Courses, regarding its recent data breach. The Great Courses data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 2,600 individuals.
ABOUT THE TEACHING COMPANY SALES, LLC D/B/A THE GREAT COURSES:
The Great Courses is an educational content provider based in Virginia. Founded in 1990, The Great Courses offers customers more than 11,000 hours of engaging courses that can enrich and improve their life.4 Today, The Great Courses provides educational content on topics such as economics and finance, history, mathematics, professional and personal growth, travel, food, hobby and leisure, music and arts, health, fitness, and nutrition, literature and linguistics, philosophy and religion, and science. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, The Great Courses employs over 200 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In late November 2023, The Great Courses discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, The Great Courses determined that an unauthorized third party accessed this sensitive information between November 8 and November 24, 2023. On July 16, 2024, The Great Courses began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of personal information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Financial account information
If you received a breach notification letter from The Teaching Company Sales, LLC d/b/a The Great Courses:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
