The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Acuity International experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information between September 30, 2020, and October 22, 2020. The breach was discovered on September 30, 2020, and affected 122,710 individuals, including 679 Maine residents. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/acuityinternational
"id": "acu132080425",
"linkid": "acuityinternational",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 122710,
'name': 'Acuity International',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 122710,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-09-30',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information including Social '
'Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offered identity theft protection '
'services for 12 months']},
'title': 'Acuity International Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}