Avention suffered a security data breach, which resulted in unauthorized access to certain employee information, including Social Security numbers, by an unknown source.
They immediately launched an investigation, hired a leading cybersecurity firm, and contacted federal law enforcement.
Avention sent the breach notice to the affected individuals so that they can protect themselves and provided three free years of identity theft protection services, including insurance for losses and credit monitoring.
"id": "AVE174323522",
"linkid": "aventionmedia",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2016",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"