Brenntag North America, Inc.

On June 25, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Brenntag North America, Inc. The breach occurred on April 26, 2021, due to unauthorized access (hacking) of their systems, affecting 6,701 individuals, including 51 residents of Maine. The compromised information may include personal identifying details like driver's license numbers, and identity theft protection services from Experian were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e2eacec3-b627-4523-936e-cbd2ce43acca.shtml

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

"id": "bre414072825",
"linkid": "brenntag",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6701,
                        'industry': 'Chemical Distribution',
                        'name': 'Brenntag North America, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6701,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2021-04-26',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-25',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access (hacking) of Brenntag North America '
                'systems resulting in a data breach affecting 6,701 '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-25',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Brenntag North America Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}