American Paint Horse Association

American Paint Horse Association

The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) reported a data breach on March 31, 2023, involving the inadvertent exposure of personal information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, from 1099-Miscellaneous forms mailed on February 27, 2023. The breach was discovered on March 1, 2023, and affected individuals were offered complimentary credit monitoring services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/81dfee06-e15e-415c-8336-bfb00eaffdc0.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-paint-horse-association

"id": "ame1034080425",
"linkid": "american-paint-horse-association",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Equestrian',
                        'name': 'American Paint Horse Association (APHA)',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': 'March 1, 2023',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': 'March 31, 2023',
 'description': 'The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) reported a data '
                'breach involving the inadvertent exposure of personal '
                'information, including names, addresses, and Social Security '
                'numbers, from 1099-Miscellaneous forms mailed on February 27, '
                '2023.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': 'March 31, 2023',
                 'source': 'APHA Data Breach Report'}],
 'title': 'APHA Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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