On February 12, 2024, AGC America, Inc. disclosed a data breach that occurred between December 12, 2023, and December 17, 2023, due to unauthorized access to its network. The incident compromised the personally identifiable information (PII) of 20,415 individuals, including at least one Maine resident. The exposed data included highly sensitive details such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account information. The breach posed significant risks to affected individuals, including potential identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm. Given the nature of the stolen data particularly financial and government-issued identifiers the impact extends beyond immediate financial losses, potentially enabling persistent criminal exploitation. The company’s failure to prevent the intrusion highlights vulnerabilities in its cybersecurity defenses, raising concerns about compliance with data protection regulations and the adequacy of its incident response measures. While the breach did not involve ransomware or a full-scale operational shutdown, the exposure of PII at this scale especially financial and identification data classifies it as a severe incident with lasting consequences for both the victims and the organization’s trustworthiness.
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 20415,
'name': 'AGC America, Inc.',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (unauthorized access confirmed)',
'number_of_records_exposed': 20415,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers',
"driver's license "
'numbers',
'financial account '
'information'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2023-12-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-12',
'description': 'On February 12, 2024, the Maine Office of the Attorney '
'General reported that AGC America, Inc. experienced a data '
'breach involving unauthorized access to its network between '
'December 12, 2023, and December 17, 2023. The breach affected '
'20,415 individuals, including personally identifiable '
"information such as Social Security numbers, driver's license "
'numbers, and financial account information of at least one '
'Maine resident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'financial account information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'exposed)'},
'investigation_status': 'Disclosed; details limited',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-12',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Office of the '
'Attorney General']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Maine Attorney '
'General'},
'title': 'AGC America, Inc. Data Breach (2023)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}