Dirigo Management Company

Dirigo Management Company experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access to four employee email accounts, leading to the potential exposure of sensitive personal information. The compromised data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers of affected individuals. The breach was detected in June 2022, but notifications to impacted parties were only issued after August 24, 2022, indicating a delayed response. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in email security protocols, raising concerns over the protection of employee and possibly customer-related data. While the exact scale of the breach remains undisclosed, the exposure of highly sensitive identifiers (e.g., SSNs) poses significant risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational damage. The company has not clarified whether the breach was part of a broader cyber attack or an isolated insider threat, but the nature of the exposed data suggests severe internal security lapses.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/aa6d856e-cff5-496c-a4b0-f13edd4c2bf7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dirigo-management-company

"id": "dir009091825",
"linkid": "dirigo-management-company",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Dirigo Management Company',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Notification sent to affected individuals after '
                        'August 24, 2022',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Dates of Birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         "Driver's License "
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Email Account Data']},
 'date_detected': 'June 2022',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to four employee email accounts, '
                'potentially exposing personal information including names, '
                'addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and '
                "driver's license numbers.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 "Driver's License Numbers"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)',
            'systems_affected': ['Employee Email Accounts']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification to affected individuals '
                                        'after August 24, 2022'},
 'title': 'Dirigo Management Company Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}