Athena Cosmetics, Inc.

Athena Cosmetics, Inc. reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General's Office on April 15, 2025, stemming from an incident on January 16, 2025. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of certain current and former employees and vendors, including names, Social Security numbers, and passport numbers. The compromised data poses significant risks, such as identity theft and financial fraud. Approximately 1 Maine resident was confirmed affected, though the broader scope of impacted individuals (employees/vendors) remains unspecified. In response, the company is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services via IDX to mitigate potential harm. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in Athena Cosmetics’ data protection measures, particularly concerning high-value personally identifiable information (PII) tied to internal stakeholders. No evidence suggests the data was misused, but the exposure of SSNs and passport details elevates the severity due to the long-term repercussions for victims.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/940591fe-e37c-43e1-9da6-e71e20360f90.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/athena-cosmetics-inc.

"id": "ath458082125",
"linkid": "athena-cosmetics-inc.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1 (Maine resident)',
                        'industry': 'Cosmetics',
                        'name': 'Athena Cosmetics, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Private Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Credit monitoring offered to affected individuals',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '1 (Maine resident)',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'passport numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (SSN, passport numbers)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2025-01-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-04-15',
 'description': 'Athena Cosmetics, Inc. reported a data breach to the Maine '
                "Attorney General's Office on April 15, 2025, involving the "
                'potential exposure of personal information (names, Social '
                'Security numbers, passport numbers) of current/former '
                'employees and vendors. The breach occurred on January 16, '
                '2025, affecting approximately 1 Maine resident. The company '
                'is offering 12 months of credit monitoring via IDX.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'passport numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-04-15',
                 'source': 'Maine Attorney General’s Office Breach Notice'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Attorney '
                                                       'General’s Office'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification to Maine Attorney '
                                        'General’s Office',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Likely (credit monitoring '
                                                  'offered)',
              'recovery_measures': '12 months of credit monitoring for '
                                   'affected individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': 'IDX (credit monitoring provider)'},
 'title': 'Athena Cosmetics, Inc. Data Breach (2025)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}