Connections for Kids

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that Connections for Kids experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an email account on February 14, 2025. The breach affected 395 Maine residents, potentially exposing names, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers. Notification letters were mailed on May 16, 2025, and identity theft protection services were offered.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/46f37fc7-cb34-4624-89bc-ab9f510a24c2.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/connections-for-kids

"id": "con028072625",
"linkid": "connections-for-kids",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 395,
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Connections for Kids',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'customer_advisories': 'Notification letters mailed, identity theft '
                        'protection services offered',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 395,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Driver’s license numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2025-02-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-16',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an email account resulting in a data '
                'breach affecting 395 Maine residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Driver’s license numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-05-16',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters mailed, identity '
                                        'theft protection services offered'},
 'title': 'Connections for Kids Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}