DSA Reports Data Breach Impacting Sensitive Personal Information
On September 11, 2025, DSA detected an unauthorized third-party intrusion into its network, prompting an immediate investigation. The breach exposed sensitive personally identifiable information (PII), including names and Social Security numbers, though the exact scope of affected data varies by individual.
Following a thorough review, DSA confirmed the compromise and began notifying impacted individuals on February 6, 2026. Affected parties received breach notification letters detailing the exposed information and were offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services. The incident was formally reported to the Attorney General of Maine, with breach notices made available to state residents.
Source: https://straussborrelli.com/2026/02/25/data-system-analysts-data-breach-investigation/
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2026",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Varies by individual',
'name': 'DSA'}],
'customer_advisories': '12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services '
'offered to affected individuals',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
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'date_detected': '2025-09-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-02-06',
'description': 'On September 11, 2025, DSA detected an unauthorized '
'third-party intrusion into its network, prompting an '
'immediate investigation. The breach exposed sensitive '
'personally identifiable information (PII), including names '
'and Social Security numbers, though the exact scope of '
'affected data varies by individual. Following a thorough '
'review, DSA confirmed the compromise and began notifying '
'impacted individuals on February 6, 2026. Affected parties '
'received breach notification letters detailing the exposed '
'information and were offered 12 months of complimentary '
'credit monitoring services. The incident was formally '
'reported to the Attorney General of Maine, with breach '
'notices made available to state residents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Sensitive personally identifiable information '
'(PII), including names and Social Security '
'numbers',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'investigation_status': 'Completed',
'references': [{'source': 'Attorney General of Maine'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Reported to Attorney '
'General of Maine']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Breach notification letters sent to '
'impacted individuals; reported to '
'Attorney General of Maine',
'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes'},
'title': 'DSA Reports Data Breach Impacting Sensitive Personal Information',
'type': 'Data Breach'}