City of Canton, State of Ohio

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on October 11, 2024. The breach occurred on July 25, 2024, due to external system access (hacking), affecting 269,276 individuals, including 11 residents from Rhode Island. Identity theft protection services, including 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring, were offered.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9edd1426-6b3a-4a8e-9bd8-a53af867b652.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-canton-ohio

"id": "cit508072625",
"linkid": "city-of-canton-ohio",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 269276,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Canton, Ohio',
                        'name': 'City of Canton',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 269276},
 'date_detected': '2024-07-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-11',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on '
                'October 11, 2024. The breach occurred on July 25, 2024, due '
                'to external system access (hacking), affecting 269,276 '
                'individuals, including 11 residents from Rhode Island. '
                'Identity theft protection services, including 12 months of '
                'complimentary credit monitoring, were offered.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-11',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at City of Canton, Ohio',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}