Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) experienced a data breach between October 6 and October 7, 2023, affecting the personal information of five Maine residents, including names and Social Security numbers. AWG has offered credit monitoring and identity restoration services for twelve months to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9c4decc3-0fd4-4ca6-920b-ff0388adfe76.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/associated-wholesale-grocers

"id": "ass720072625",
"linkid": "associated-wholesale-grocers",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5,
                        'industry': 'Wholesale Grocery',
                        'name': 'Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-06',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Associated "
                'Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) experienced a data breach '
                'between October 6 and October 7, 2023, affecting the personal '
                'information of five Maine residents, including names and '
                'Social Security numbers. AWG has offered credit monitoring '
                'and identity restoration services for twelve months to those '
                'affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Credit monitoring and identity '
                                       'restoration services for twelve '
                                       'months']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}