The Maine Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach at Alta Resources Corp. in December 2024, stemming from unauthorized access to its servers between November 17–18, 2023. The incident, detected on November 21, 2024, compromised sensitive personal data of 37,363 individuals, including 19 Maine residents. Exposed information may have included names, Social Security numbers, financial account details, and health records highly sensitive data that poses severe risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and privacy violations.The breach’s delayed discovery (over a year later) exacerbates potential harm, as threat actors could have exploited the stolen data for extended periods without detection. The inclusion of health information further elevates the severity, given its sensitivity and regulatory implications (e.g., HIPAA violations). While the article does not specify ransomware involvement, the scale and nature of the compromised data particularly SSNs and financial records suggest a targeted attack with severe repercussions for affected individuals and the organization’s reputation, compliance standing, and operational trustworthiness.
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"linkid": "alta-resources",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 37363,
'name': 'Alta Resources Corp.',
'type': 'Corporation'},
{'customers_affected': 19,
'industry': 'Legal/Regulatory',
'location': 'Maine, USA',
'name': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (unauthorized access confirmed)',
'number_of_records_exposed': 37363,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)',
'Protected Health Information '
'(PHI)',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-11-21',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-12-20',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Alta Resources Corp. The breach was due to '
'unauthorized access to Alta servers between November 17 and '
'November 18, 2023, affecting a total of 37,363 individuals, '
'including 19 Maine residents. The compromised information may '
'have included names, Social Security numbers, financial '
'account information, and health information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account information',
'health information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII and financial data exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'exposed)',
'systems_affected': ['Alta servers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-12-20',
'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': 'Data Breach at Alta Resources Corp.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}