BPG Real Estate Services

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving BPG Real Estate Services on November 8, 2021. The breach occurred between August 29, 2021 and September 2, 2021, resulting from an external system breach (hacking) that affected a total of 3,809 individuals, compromising Social Security Numbers. Identity theft protection services, specifically 12 months of credit monitoring through Equifax, were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bab93ee6-0464-4310-b1e8-c60eeebb1fa3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bpg-360

"id": "bpg446080525",
"linkid": "bpg-360",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3809,
                        'industry': 'Real Estate',
                        'name': 'BPG Real Estate Services',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3809,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-11-08',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving BPG Real Estate Services on November 8, '
                '2021. The breach occurred between August 29, 2021 and '
                'September 2, 2021, resulting from an external system breach '
                '(hacking) that affected a total of 3,809 individuals, '
                'compromising Social Security Numbers. Identity theft '
                'protection services, specifically 12 months of credit '
                'monitoring through Equifax, were offered to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-11-08',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of credit monitoring'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Equifax']},
 'title': 'BPG Real Estate Services Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}