BTU International, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that BTU International, Inc. experienced a data breach on April 12, 2021, due to external system hacking, affecting a total of 1,291 individuals, of which 10 are residents of Maine. The breached data included Social Security Numbers, and BTU offered two years of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/575d3e31-53af-4dbd-bdea-2d703569e5a4.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/btu-international

"id": "btu400072525",
"linkid": "btu-international",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1291,
                        'name': 'BTU International, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1291,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-04-12',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that BTU '
                'International, Inc. experienced a data breach on April 12, '
                '2021, due to external system hacking, affecting a total of '
                '1,291 individuals, of which 10 are residents of Maine. The '
                'breached data included Social Security Numbers, and BTU '
                'offered two years of identity theft protection services '
                'through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'BTU International, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}