On July 1, 2024, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) experienced a data breach involving external system hacking that occurred between March 14, 2024, and April 6, 2024. This incident potentially affected 9,895 individuals, with 3,823 residents specifically impacted, and various personal information types may have been exposed. Identity theft protection services through IDX, A ZeroFox Company, were offered to the affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/asmfc-us
"id": "asm202072725",
"linkid": "asmfc-us",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 9895,
'industry': 'Marine Fisheries',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission '
'(ASMFC)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 9895,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-01',
'description': 'The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) '
'experienced a data breach involving external system hacking '
'that potentially affected 9,895 individuals, with 3,823 '
'residents specifically impacted.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-07-01',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['IDX, A ZeroFox Company']},
'title': 'ASMFC Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}