Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P.

Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P. suffered a data breach resulting from unauthorized network access, first detected on June 9, 2022, but not confirmed until September 13, 2022. The incident exposed Social Security Numbers (SSNs) of 578 individuals, including 3 Maine residents. While the breach did not involve ransomware or a large-scale financial compromise, the exposure of SSNs poses a significant risk of identity theft. In response, the company offered 12 months of identity theft protection services to affected individuals. The delay in detection (over three months) raises concerns about the effectiveness of their cybersecurity monitoring. The breach primarily impacted employee or customer personal data, though the exact breakdown (e.g., whether all 578 were employees or a mix of employees and customers) was not specified. No evidence of misuse was reported at the time of disclosure, but the exposure of SSNs alone constitutes a high-risk data leak.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/a8d41e9a-ec2b-4d24-ad53-a335a6c2b4ad.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/composite-cooling-solutions-l-p-

"id": "com003091825",
"linkid": "composite-cooling-solutions-l-p-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 578,
                        'name': 'Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Identity theft protection services offered to '
                        'impacted individuals for 12 months',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 578,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-06-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-09-13',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P. experienced a data breach '
                'due to unauthorized access to their network. The breach '
                'potentially exposed the Social Security Numbers of 578 '
                'individuals, with 3 residents specifically affected. Identity '
                'theft protection services were offered to impacted '
                'individuals for 12 months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (SSNs exposed)'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
                                                       'Attorney General'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offered identity theft protection '
                                        'services to impacted individuals for '
                                        '12 months'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}