AGI Publishing, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that AGI Publishing, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack on September 11, 2021. This attack potentially involved the personal information of individuals, including names, addresses, social security numbers, and dates of birth. The breach notification was issued on November 8, 2021, and the investigation concluded on October 19, 2021. Approximately 582 Rhode Island residents were potentially impacted by this incident.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-547329

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

"id": "buy215072925",
"linkid": "buylocalmediagroup",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '582 Rhode Island residents',
                        'industry': 'Publishing',
                        'name': 'AGI Publishing, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '582',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'social security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth']},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-11-08',
 'date_resolved': '2021-10-19',
 'description': 'AGI Publishing, Inc. experienced a ransomware attack that '
                'potentially involved the personal information of individuals, '
                'including names, addresses, social security numbers, and '
                'dates of birth.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth']},
 'investigation_status': 'Concluded',
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on AGI Publishing, Inc.',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}