Communications Workers of America

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Communications Workers of America (CWA) on January 22, 2021. The breach, discovered on November 16, 2020, involved inadvertent disclosure of personal information, specifically Social Security Numbers, affecting 14,843 individuals. CWA is offering 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/3f453d79-ddbd-43f1-8cff-41fa1dffb60e.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/cwaunion

"id": "cwa545072625",
"linkid": "cwaunion",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 14843,
                        'industry': 'Labor',
                        'name': 'Communications Workers of America (CWA)',
                        'type': 'Union'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 14843,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2020-11-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-22',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Communications Workers of America (CWA) on '
                'January 22, 2021. The breach, discovered on November 16, '
                '2020, involved inadvertent disclosure of personal '
                'information, specifically Social Security Numbers, affecting '
                '14,843 individuals. CWA is offering 12 months of identity '
                'theft protection services through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-22',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of identity theft protection '
                                       'services'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Communications Workers of America (CWA)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}