The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Apex Systems experienced a data breach due to external hacking on November 8, 2020, affecting 3,626 individuals, including one resident of Maine. The breach involved personal information, specifically Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered through Experian.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/apex-systems
"id": "ape920072925",
"linkid": "apex-systems",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3626,
'name': 'Apex Systems',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3626,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-11-08',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Apex '
'Systems experienced a data breach due to external hacking on '
'November 8, 2020, affecting 3,626 individuals, including one '
'resident of Maine. The breach involved personal information, '
'specifically Social Security numbers, and identity theft '
'protection services were offered through Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Apex Systems Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}