National Wildlife Federation data breach: 2,004 Indiana residents notified
On March 24, 2021, National Wildlife Federation filed a security-breach notice with the Indiana Attorney General reporting 2,004 Indiana residents affected. It is one of 268 filings on the 2021 register that reported at least 100 Hoosiers. This page shows exactly what the public filing says, what it leaves out, and what to do if you received a notice.
What the official filing says
| Organization, as filed | National Wildlife Federation |
|---|---|
| Notice filed with the Attorney General | March 24, 2021 |
| Date of the incident, as reported | February 6, 2019 |
| Indiana residents affected | 2,004 |
| Total people affected, all states | 95,251 |
| Register year | 2021 |
| Evidence ID | INAG-DB-2021-32AB5FC615 |
| Official source | Indiana Attorney General 2021 register, page 13 (PDF) |
Figures are copied from the register as published. Where the Attorney General's table left a cell empty, this page says “not reported” rather than guessing.
What the filing does not say
A filing is a receipt, not a story. Indiana law requires a business that loses Hoosiers' personal data to notify the Attorney General, and the register records who filed, when, and how many people. It does not record which kinds of data were involved, how the incident happened, or which individuals were affected. The notice letter you received from National Wildlife Federation is the only document that answers those questions for you.
If you got a letter from National Wildlife Federation
- Read the letter for the data types. The order of everything else depends on whether it names passwords, Social Security numbers, card numbers, or medical details. Our free breach-letter reader pulls those out on your own device and never uploads the letter.
- Change any password you used with them anywhere else you used it, email account first, and turn on two-step sign-in for email and banking. See my password leaked.
- If a Social Security number was involved, freeze your credit at all three bureaus. It is free and reversible. See freeze your credit and a company lost my SSN.
- Expect the follow-on scam. Criminals read breach news too. A call, text, or email that references this incident and asks you to “verify” anything is the second attack, not help. Paste it into our screenshot checker before you answer.
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Questions people ask about this filing
Does this filing mean my information was exposed?
No. It means National Wildlife Federation told the Indiana Attorney General that an incident affected 2,004 Indiana residents. Only the notice letter you received, or National Wildlife Federation itself, can tell you whether you were one of them.
What information was involved in the National Wildlife Federation breach?
The register does not record it. Your notice letter lists the categories involved. Our free breach-letter reader reads that letter on your device and puts the response steps in order.
Where does this information come from?
From the Indiana Attorney General's annual security-breach register, the public list of notices businesses file after losing Hoosiers' personal data. Protect Indiana copies the organization, dates and counts exactly as published and links every entry back to the official PDF. Nothing on this page comes from any other source.
Is there a free way to check whether my email address is in a known breach?
Yes. Have I Been Pwned and Mozilla Monitor check an email address against public breach indexes at no cost. Kelsie's $39 search is for people who want a person to run the identifiers they authorize, read the results, and write down what matters.