The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that DES Architects + Engineers experienced a data breach involving malicious encryption on October 19, 2023. An unauthorized individual accessed the network between September 7, 2023, and October 21, 2023, potentially exposing names and Social Security numbers of affected individuals. Written notice was provided to one Maine resident on April 16, 2024.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/des-architects---engineers
"id": "des314072825",
"linkid": "des-architects---engineers",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "9/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Architecture and Engineering',
'name': 'DES Architects + Engineers',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-10-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-16',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that DES "
'Architects + Engineers experienced a data breach involving '
'malicious encryption on October 19, 2023. An unauthorized '
'individual accessed the network between September 7, 2023, '
'and October 21, 2023, potentially exposing names and Social '
'Security numbers of affected individuals. Written notice was '
'provided to one Maine resident on April 16, 2024.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-16',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Individual',
'title': 'Data Breach at DES Architects + Engineers',
'type': 'Data Breach'}