On October 25, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Aaron Enterprises, Inc. that occurred between January 8, 2021, and May 12, 2021, affecting 65 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach involved unauthorized access to employee email accounts, with Social Security numbers as the type of information potentially compromised. Aaron Enterprises offered 12 months of identity and credit monitoring services through Experian to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aaron-enterprises-inc-
"id": "aar815072725",
"linkid": "aaron-enterprises-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 65,
'name': 'Aaron Enterprises, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 65,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-05-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-25',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts resulting in '
'potential compromise of Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['Employee email accounts']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-25',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Aaron Enterprises, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}