BioWorks, Inc.

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that BioWorks, Inc. experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access to employee email accounts on March 9 and March 10, 2022. The breach was reported on October 25, 2022, affecting an unknown number of individuals, and although specific emails viewed could not be determined, personal data potentially accessed was noted.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-10-25-bioworks-data-breach-notice-consumers

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

"id": "bio726072525",
"linkid": "bioworks-inc.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'BioWorks, Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Data'},
 'date_detected': '2022-03-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-10-25',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts at BioWorks, '
                'Inc. on March 9 and March 10, 2022, potentially exposing '
                'personal data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Data',
            'systems_affected': 'Email Accounts'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Accounts'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-10-25',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'BioWorks, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Accounts'}