Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands suffered a data breach incident that affected some of its associates, agents, customers, channel partners, and others.

Acuity Brands secured its systems and worked with a third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct a thorough investigation.

The investigation revealed that only associate information was involved and sensitive customer data was not impacted, and the incident did not have a material impact on Acuity Brands’ business.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/acuity-brand-press-release-addresses-two-hacking-incidents-from-2020-and-2021/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/acuitybrands

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"linkid": "acuitybrands",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'name': 'Acuity Brands',
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