The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Americold Realty Trust on April 12, 2021. The breach occurred between October 29, 2020, and November 15, 2020, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting a total of 144,216 individuals, with 147 residents specifically impacted. A complimentary 24-month membership of Experian's® IdentityWorksSM was offered to affected individuals for identity theft protection.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/americold-logistics
"id": "ame213072725",
"linkid": "americold-logistics",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 144216,
'industry': 'Real Estate',
'name': 'Americold Realty Trust',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 144216,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
'Information'},
'date_detected': '2021-04-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-12',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
'involving Americold Realty Trust on April 12, 2021. The '
'breach occurred between October 29, 2020, and November 15, '
'2020, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting a '
'total of 144,216 individuals, with 147 residents specifically '
"impacted. A complimentary 24-month membership of Experian's® "
'IdentityWorksSM was offered to affected individuals for '
'identity theft protection.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable Information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-04-12',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offered complimentary 24-month '
"membership of Experian's® "
'IdentityWorksSM'},
'title': 'Americold Realty Trust Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}