The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Career Group, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to their network between June 28, 2021 and July 7, 2021, potentially affecting 49,476 individuals, including 18 residents of Maine. The breach, discovered on August 6, 2021, involved the compromise of Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered via Experian for a duration of 12 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/career-group-companies
"id": "car248072825",
"linkid": "career-group-companies",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 49476,
'name': 'Career Group, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 49476,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2021-08-06',
'description': "Unauthorized access to Career Group, Inc.'s network between "
'June 28, 2021 and July 7, 2021, potentially affecting 49,476 '
'individuals, including 18 residents of Maine. The breach '
'involved the compromise of Social Security Numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Career Group, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}