AtriCure, Inc.

AtriCure, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on June 4, 2021, that AtriCure, Inc. experienced unauthorized access to employee email accounts between December 24, 2020, and March 8, 2021. The breach affected 3 Maine residents, with compromised information including Social Security numbers, and AtriCure offered identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/11068b77-9c92-4963-b43f-9fd3afbcc8f6.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/atricure

"id": "atr759072625",
"linkid": "atricure",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3,
                        'industry': 'Medical Devices',
                        'name': 'AtriCure, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-04',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts at AtriCure, '
                'Inc. between December 24, 2020, and March 8, 2021, affecting '
                '3 Maine residents and compromising Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': ['High'],
            'systems_affected': ['Employee email accounts']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-04',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'AtriCure, Inc. Email Account Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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