Directions for Living

Directions for Living

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Directions for Living on September 15, 2021. The breach, discovered on July 17, 2021, was a ransomware attack that affected four Maine residents and potentially compromised protected health information, including Social Security numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/8d682fb3-12fa-4deb-8ca2-7716b03b876f.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/directions-for-living

"id": "dir442072725",
"linkid": "directions-for-living",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4,
                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Directions for Living',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Protected health information',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-07-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-09-15',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Directions for Living on September 15, 2021. '
                'The breach, discovered on July 17, 2021, was a ransomware '
                'attack that affected four Maine residents and potentially '
                'compromised protected health information, including Social '
                'Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Protected health information',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-09-15',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Directions for Living',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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