On August 7, 2024, the Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Congoleum Acquisition LLC. The breach, discovered on June 30, 2024, affected 1,661 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The breach was categorized as an external system breach (hacking), and the types of information involved included names and Social Security numbers. Congoleum offered identity theft protection services through IDX, which includes 12 months of credit monitoring.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/congoleum
"id": "con1011080425",
"linkid": "congoleum",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1661,
'name': 'Congoleum Acquisition LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1661,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-06-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-07',
'description': 'A data breach involving Congoleum Acquisition LLC was '
"reported by the Maine Attorney General's Office on August 7, "
'2024. The breach was discovered on June 30, 2024, and '
'affected 1,661 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The '
'breach was categorized as an external system breach '
'(hacking), and the types of information involved included '
'names and Social Security numbers. Congoleum offered identity '
'theft protection services through IDX, which includes 12 '
'months of credit monitoring.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-07',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX (Identity Theft Protection '
'Services)'},
'title': 'Congoleum Acquisition LLC Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}