The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on August 24, 2021, that Columbia Helicopters, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information between May 27, 2021, and July 16, 2021. The breach affected two individuals, with types of compromised information including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information. Columbia offered identity theft protection services for twelve months following the incident.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/columbia-helicopters
"id": "col1050072825",
"linkid": "columbia-helicopters",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
'industry': 'Aviation',
'name': 'Columbia Helicopters, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account information']},
'date_detected': '2021-07-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-24',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information including names, '
'Social Security numbers, and financial account information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-08-24',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Columbia Helicopters Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}