Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc.

In late December 2020, Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc. experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 12 Maine residents, including their names and Social Security numbers (SSNs). The incident was reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office on April 21, 2021. While the breach was limited in scale, the exposure of SSNs a highly sensitive identifier poses significant risks, including identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm to affected individuals. In response, Atrium implemented enhanced security measures to prevent future incidents and offered the impacted residents a free one-year credit monitoring service to mitigate potential fraud. The breach did not involve ransomware, large-scale customer data leaks, or operational disruptions, but the compromise of SSNs elevates its severity due to the high sensitivity of the exposed data and the potential for severe financial and personal consequences for the victims.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/050e2bbc-da31-4690-af40-5b7d6520871d.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/atrium-windows-&-doors

"id": "atr010091825",
"linkid": "atrium-windows-&-doors",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12,
                        'industry': 'Manufacturing (Windows and Doors)',
                        'name': 'Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['Complimentary one-year credit monitoring offered'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-21',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc. The breach occurred '
                'in late December 2020 and affected the personal information '
                'of 12 Maine residents, specifically their names and Social '
                'Security numbers. Atrium has implemented enhanced security '
                'measures and is offering affected individuals a complimentary '
                'one-year membership to credit monitoring services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (SSNs exposed)'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Enhanced security '
                                                   'measures']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-04-21',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Attorney '
                                                        "General's Office"]},
 'response': {'enhanced_monitoring': 'Implemented',
              'recovery_measures': ['Complimentary one-year credit monitoring '
                                    'for affected individuals'],
              'remediation_measures': ['Enhanced security measures']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Atrium Windows and Doors, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}