Advocates, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Advocates, Inc. on June 30, 2022. The breach occurred between September 14, 2021, and September 18, 2021, and affected the personal information of 94 Maine residents, including names and Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered to those affected for 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0f69cf47-8495-42b5-8f52-ff8257d27284.shtml

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

"id": "adv347072625",
"linkid": "advocatesinc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 94,
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Advocates, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 94,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-06-30',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-06-30',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Advocates, Inc. on June 30, 2022. The breach '
                'occurred between September 14, 2021, and September 18, 2021, '
                'and affected the personal information of 94 Maine residents, '
                'including names and Social Security numbers. Identity theft '
                'protection services were offered to those affected for 12 '
                'months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-06-30',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Advocates, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}