Acuity Brands, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Acuity Brands, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to their systems on December 7 and 8, 2021, potentially affecting 37,137 individuals, including 22 Maine residents. The breach exposed personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information. Additionally, Acuity is offering a complimentary one-year membership in Experian's IdentityWorks to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1af8a682-861a-4e94-a005-d50740ab143f.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/acuity

"id": "acu725072625",
"linkid": "acuity",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 37137,
                        'name': 'Acuity Brands, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 37137,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Financial account information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-12-07',
 'description': 'Acuity Brands, Inc. experienced a data breach involving '
                'unauthorized access to their systems on December 7 and 8, '
                '2021, potentially affecting 37,137 individuals, including 22 '
                'Maine residents. The breach exposed personal information such '
                'as names, Social Security numbers, and financial account '
                'information. Acuity is offering a complimentary one-year '
                "membership in Experian's IdentityWorks to those affected.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Financial account information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Acuity Brands Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}