City of Charlottesville

City of Charlottesville

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that the City of Charlottesville experienced a data breach on March 19, 2019, affecting a total of 10,549 individuals, including 8 residents. The breach involved the compromise of driver's license numbers or non-driver identification card numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Experian, which included credit monitoring services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/ag/consumer/identity_theft/breaches.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-charlottesville

"id": "cit417071725",
"linkid": "city-of-charlottesville",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2019",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10549,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Charlottesville, VA',
                        'name': 'City of Charlottesville',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10549,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ["driver's license numbers",
                                              'non-driver identification card '
                                              'numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2019-03-19',
 'description': 'The City of Charlottesville experienced a data breach '
                'affecting 10,549 individuals, including 8 residents. The '
                "breach involved the compromise of driver's license numbers or "
                'non-driver identification card numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["driver's license numbers",
                                 'non-driver identification card numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
 'title': 'City of Charlottesville Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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