The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the National Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) on November 4, 2020. The breach, which occurred on July 24, 2020, involved an external system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 49,289 individuals, of which 214 were Maine residents. Amtrak offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/amtrak
"id": "amt653080525",
"linkid": "amtrak",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 49289,
'industry': 'Transportation',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Amtrak',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 49289,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2020-07-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-04',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the National Railroad Corporation (Amtrak) '
'on November 4, 2020. The breach, which occurred on July 24, '
'2020, involved an external system breach (hacking) affecting '
'a total of 49,289 individuals, of which 214 were Maine '
'residents. Amtrak offered 12 months of identity theft '
'protection services through Experian to affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-04',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': '12 months of identity theft protection '
'services',
'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Amtrak Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}