Chatham County, North Carolina

On April 27, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Chatham County, North Carolina, which occurred on October 28, 2020. The breach, a ransomware attack resulting in unauthorized access to personal information, affected three Maine residents out of a total of 2,134 individuals. Identity theft protection services were offered to the affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/be88b8cd-b99f-42a7-9f52-de049a3cfb27.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/chatham-county_2

"id": "cha709072625",
"linkid": "chatham-county_2",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2134,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'North Carolina, USA',
                        'name': 'Chatham County',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2134,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2020-10-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-27',
 'description': 'A ransomware attack on Chatham County, North Carolina, '
                'resulting in unauthorized access to personal information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-04-27',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Chatham County Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}