Aero Simulation, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Aero Simulation, Inc. on October 10, 2024. The breach, which was discovered on August 14, 2024, was related to unauthorized access to one employee's email account which may have exposed personal information, including names and Social Security numbers of approximately 570 individuals, with one resident directly affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6e02f093-3b9b-4aa3-b13d-801236aef546.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aero-simulation-inc-

"id": "aer204072825",
"linkid": "aero-simulation-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 570,
                        'industry': 'Aerospace',
                        'name': 'Aero Simulation, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 570,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-08-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-10',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account "
                'potentially exposed personal information, including names and '
                'Social Security numbers of approximately 570 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-10',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Aero Simulation, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unauthorized Access'}