Town of Concord, Massachusetts

Town of Concord, Massachusetts

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the Town of Concord, Massachusetts, experienced a data breach on October 17, 2019, involving the loss of hard drives containing the personal information of 2,814 individuals, including 13 Maine residents. The Town of Concord began notifying affected individuals by written notice on September 15, 2020, and provided identity theft protection services for 12 months through Kroll.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e1813f0c-98c6-4098-a22a-66b9bee17af8.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/concord-ma

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"linkid": "concord-ma",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2019",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2814,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Concord, Massachusetts',
                        'name': 'Town of Concord',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2814,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2019-10-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-15',
 'description': 'The Town of Concord, Massachusetts, experienced a data breach '
                'involving the loss of hard drives containing the personal '
                'information of 2,814 individuals, including 13 Maine '
                'residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written Notice to Affected '
                                        'Individuals',
              'remediation_measures': 'Identity Theft Protection Services',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Town of Concord, Massachusetts',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Loss of Hard Drives'}
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