The Maine Attorney General's Office disclosed a data breach affecting Allied Telesis, occurring between April 30, 2024, and May 20, 2024. The incident exposed sensitive personal information of five Maine residents, including names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account details. While the breach was reported on April 21, 2025, the company has taken remedial steps by notifying federal law enforcement and offering two years of credit monitoring services to the affected individuals. The compromised data poses significant risks, such as identity theft, financial fraud, and unauthorized access to private accounts. The delayed disclosure (nearly a year after the breach) raises concerns about the company’s incident response timeline and transparency. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in data protection measures, particularly for a technology firm handling sensitive customer information.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/allied-telesis
"id": "all955091725",
"linkid": "allied-telesis",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '5 (Maine residents)',
'industry': 'Technology / Networking',
'name': 'Allied Telesis',
'type': 'Organization'},
{'industry': 'Legal / Regulatory',
'location': 'Maine, USA',
'name': "Maine Attorney General's Office",
'type': 'Government'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Credit monitoring services offered to affected '
'individuals',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (data accessed by unauthorized '
'parties)',
'number_of_records_exposed': '5',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
"driver's license "
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)',
'Financial Data']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-04-21',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
'involving Allied Telesis, potentially affecting personal '
'information including names, Social Security numbers, '
"driver's license numbers, and financial account information "
'for five Maine residents. The breach occurred between April '
'30, 2024, and May 20, 2024. Allied Telesis has notified '
'federal law enforcement and is providing affected individuals '
'with credit monitoring services for two years.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
"driver's license numbers",
'financial account information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII and financial data exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'exposed)'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (law enforcement notified)',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-04-21',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Attorney '
"General's Office "
'notified'},
'response': {'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Likely (credit monitoring '
'offered)',
'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes (federal law enforcement)',
'recovery_measures': 'Credit monitoring services for 2 years for '
'affected individuals'},
'title': 'Allied Telesis Data Breach (2024)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}