Des

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Des on May 28, 2021. The breach, which occurred on May 12, 2021, was due to an external system breach (hacking) and affected 455 residents, compromising their Social Security Numbers. Written notifications were sent to consumers on May 26, 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/aabb82aa-6ccc-4fea-a9b6-b62cd578b7fe.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/des-llc-cpa-&-advisors

"id": "des848072725",
"linkid": "des-llc-cpa-&-advisors",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 455,
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Des',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 455,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-05-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-28',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Des on May 28, 2021. The breach, which occurred on '
                'May 12, 2021, was due to an external system breach (hacking) '
                'and affected 455 residents, compromising their Social '
                'Security Numbers. Written notifications were sent to '
                'consumers on May 26, 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-28',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
                                        'consumers on May 26, 2021'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Des',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}