Absher Construction Company

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported that Absher Construction Company experienced a data breach due to a cyberattack involving malware from August 28 to August 29, 2020. The breach affected 1,527 Washington residents, with compromised information including Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account numbers, and dates of birth. Written notice to affected individuals was provided on January 27, 2021.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10398

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/absher-construction

"id": "abs727072725",
"linkid": "absher-construction",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1527,
                        'industry': 'Construction',
                        'location': 'Washington',
                        'name': 'Absher Construction Company',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1527,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers",
                                              'financial account numbers',
                                              'dates of birth']},
 'date_detected': '2020-08-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-27',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'that Absher Construction Company experienced a data breach '
                'due to a cyberattack involving malware from August 28 to '
                'August 29, 2020. The breach affected 1,527 Washington '
                'residents, with compromised information including Social '
                "Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account "
                'numbers, and dates of birth. Written notice to affected '
                'individuals was provided on January 27, 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers",
                                 'financial account numbers',
                                 'dates of birth']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Absher Construction Company Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}