The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Chester County DUI Program on January 16, 2025. The breach began on January 7, 2025, when personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was inadvertently emailed externally, affecting an unknown number of individuals.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/chescopa
"id": "che1030072625",
"linkid": "chescopa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown number of individuals',
'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Chester County',
'name': 'Chester County DUI Program',
'type': 'Government Program'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2025-01-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-01-16',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the Chester County DUI Program on January '
'16, 2025. The breach began on January 7, 2025, when personal '
'information, including names and Social Security numbers, was '
'inadvertently emailed externally, affecting an unknown number '
'of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-01-16',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Chester County DUI Program',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}