The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Byte Federal Inc. on December 11, 2024. The breach, which was discovered on November 18, 2024, occurred on September 30, 2024, and involved an external system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 58,000 individuals, including 111 residents from Maine. The compromised information included customer personal details such as names, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bytefederal
"id": "byt651072925",
"linkid": "bytefederal",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 58000,
'name': 'Byte Federal Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 58000,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Birthdates',
'Addresses',
'Phone Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-11-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-12-11',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Byte Federal Inc. on December 11, 2024. The '
'breach, which was discovered on November 18, 2024, occurred '
'on September 30, 2024, and involved an external system breach '
'(hacking) affecting a total of 58,000 individuals, including '
'111 residents from Maine. The compromised information '
'included customer personal details such as names, birthdates, '
'addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Birthdates',
'Addresses',
'Phone Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-12-11',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Byte Federal Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}