The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Detroit PBS experienced a hacking incident on August 12, 2024, affecting a total of 1,694 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. Written notice was provided on February 21, 2025, and identity theft protection services, including 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian, were offered to potentially affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/detroitpbs
"id": "det417072625",
"linkid": "detroitpbs",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1694,
'industry': 'Media',
'location': 'Detroit',
'name': 'Detroit PBS',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Identity theft protection services, including 12 '
'months of credit monitoring through Experian, were '
'offered to potentially affected individuals.',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1694},
'date_detected': '2024-08-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-02-21',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Detroit PBS experienced a hacking incident on August 12, '
'2024, affecting a total of 1,694 individuals, including 4 '
'Maine residents. Written notice was provided on February 21, '
'2025, and identity theft protection services, including 12 '
'months of credit monitoring through Experian, were offered to '
'potentially affected individuals.',
'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-02-21',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice provided on February '
'21, 2025'},
'title': 'Detroit PBS Hacking Incident',
'type': 'Hacking'}