The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at American Pool Enterprises Inc. on July 31, 2021, discovered on August 1, 2021. The breach affected approximately 59,749 individuals, including 11 Maine residents whose data potentially involved names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Written notice was provided to affected individuals on September 27, 2021, and identity theft protection services were offered for one year through Kroll.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-pool-enterprises-inc
"id": "ame620072625",
"linkid": "american-pool-enterprises-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 59749,
'name': 'American Pool Enterprises Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 59749,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-08-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-09-27',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'American Pool Enterprises Inc. experienced a data breach '
'involving hacking on July 31, 2021, which was discovered on '
'August 1, 2021. Approximately 59,749 individuals were '
'affected, including 11 Maine residents whose data potentially '
'involved names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. '
'Written notice was provided to affected individuals on '
'September 27, 2021, and identity theft protection services '
'were offered for one year through Kroll.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice provided to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll'},
'title': 'American Pool Enterprises Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}