Bluestone Bank

On February 28, 2025, Bluestone Bank experienced a data breach due to an administrative error that resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of personal information, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and account numbers, to another customer. The bank has taken measures to mitigate the incident and is offering affected individuals an 18-month complimentary membership of OnAlert for identity monitoring.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e9ad4809-6fc9-4553-ac3f-106368099f45.html

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

"id": "blu556080525",
"linkid": "bluestonebank",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
                        'name': 'Bluestone Bank',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Administrative Error',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'social security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Account Information']},
 'date_detected': '2025-02-28',
 'description': 'On February 28, 2025, Bluestone Bank experienced a data '
                'breach due to an administrative error that resulted in the '
                'unauthorized disclosure of personal information, including '
                'names, addresses, social security numbers, and account '
                'numbers, to another customer. The bank has taken measures to '
                'mitigate the incident and is offering affected individuals an '
                '18-month complimentary membership of OnAlert for identity '
                'monitoring.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 'account numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Administrative Error'},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offering 18-month complimentary '
                                       'membership of OnAlert for identity '
                                       'monitoring']},
 'title': 'Bluestone Bank Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}