PSEA members may have recently received a letter in the mail from MyIDCare (ID Experts), a credit monitoring company, offering free credit monitoring for one year.
This is a legitimate offer, stemming from an accidental, non-malicious security incident involving the Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) on Feb. 22, 2018. The exposure was the result of human error by an employee in the PA Office of Administration; no hacking occurred.
Nevertheless, the Office of Administration has contracted with MyIDCare, as an exercise of caution, to provide free identity monitoring for 12 months to all individuals who may have been impacted in the security incident. There is no evidence that any information has been accessed or used for fraudulent or inappropriate purposes.
If you do not receive a letter from MyIDCare, your information was not involved in the security incident.
PSEA has been in touch with the PA Department of Education to confirm that the outreach from MyIDCare to PSEA members is a legitimate offer, and the department has confirmed that it is.
If you receive the letter offering free identity monitoring, you should determine if the coverage provided through MyIDCare meets your needs and respond accordingly to the letter.
If you have any questions, call (866) 294-7881 for assistance.
