Cygilant, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Cygilant, Inc. experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access on August 25, 2020, affecting a total of 411 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The breach involved potential access to personal information such as names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, although there is no evidence that this information was actually acquired. Cygilant provided written notice to affected individuals on March 17, 2021 and offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/519333a1-e70f-4eeb-9057-d1a5039b8eed.shtml

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

"id": "cyg107072925",
"linkid": "cygilant",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 411,
                        'industry': 'Cybersecurity',
                        'name': 'Cygilant, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 411,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-08-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-03-17',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Cygilant, Inc. experienced a data breach due to unauthorized '
                'access on August 25, 2020, affecting a total of 411 '
                'individuals, including 2 Maine residents. The breach involved '
                'potential access to personal information such as names, '
                'addresses, and Social Security numbers, although there is no '
                'evidence that this information was actually acquired. '
                'Cygilant provided written notice to affected individuals on '
                'March 17, 2021 and offered 24 months of identity theft '
                'protection services through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice to affected '
                                        'individuals and offer of 24 months of '
                                        'identity theft protection services '
                                        'through Experian'},
 'title': 'Cygilant, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}