The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC on May 25, 2023. The breach occurred between March 23 and April 4, 2023, due to external system hacking, affecting approximately 224,486 individuals, including 61 Maine residents, with Social Security numbers compromised. Albany ENT & Allergy Services is providing identity theft protection services for 12 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/albany-ent-&-allergy
"id": "alb120072725",
"linkid": "albany-ent-&-allergy",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 224486,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Albany',
'name': 'Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC',
'type': 'Healthcare Provider'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 224486,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2023-05-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-25',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC. on May '
'25, 2023. The breach occurred between March 23 and April 4, '
'2023, due to external system hacking, affecting approximately '
'224,486 individuals, including 61 Maine residents, with '
'Social Security numbers compromised. Albany ENT & Allergy '
'Services is providing identity theft protection services for '
'12 months.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-25',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services for '
'12 months']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Albany ENT & Allergy Services, PC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}