The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Avis Rent A Car System, LLC on September 5, 2024. The breach occurred between August 3 and August 6, 2024, due to insider wrongdoing, affecting 299,006 individuals, including 685 residents. Identity theft protection services from Equifax were offered for a duration of 12 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/avis-budget-group
"id": "avi337072525",
"linkid": "avis-budget-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 299006,
'industry': 'Car Rental',
'name': 'Avis Rent A Car System, LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Insider Wrongdoing',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 299006,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2024-09-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-09-05',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Avis Rent A Car System, LLC on September 5, '
'2024. The breach occurred between August 3 and August 6, '
'2024, due to insider wrongdoing, affecting 299,006 '
'individuals, including 685 residents. Identity theft '
'protection services from Equifax were offered for a duration '
'of 12 months.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Insider Wrongdoing'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-09-05',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Equifax'},
'threat_actor': 'Insider',
'title': 'Data Breach at Avis Rent A Car System, LLC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}