Bi-State Development

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Bi-State Development Agency on April 18, 2024. The breach was discovered on October 2, 2023, when suspicious activity was detected on their network, and it was determined that an unknown actor gained access to the network on October 1, 2023. The breach potentially exposed the names and Social Security numbers of one Maine resident.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bddf155d-ec0d-4acc-9ec0-95cf7885baee.shtml

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

"id": "bis1045072425",
"linkid": "bistatedev",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Public Services',
                        'name': 'Bi-State Development Agency',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Network Intrusion',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-18',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Bi-State Development Agency on April 18, 2024. The '
                'breach was discovered on October 2, 2023, when suspicious '
                'activity was detected on their network, and it was determined '
                'that an unknown actor gained access to the network on October '
                '1, 2023. The breach potentially exposed the names and Social '
                'Security numbers of one Maine resident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-18',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Bi-State Development Agency',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}