Discovery Clothing Company

The Maine Office of the Attorney General disclosed that Discovery Clothing Company suffered a data breach on October 3, 2022, due to an external system hacking incident. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of 6,510 individuals, including at least one Maine resident. The compromised data included Social Security Numbers (SSNs), a high-value target for identity theft and fraud. In response, the company offered one year of identity theft protection services through Kroll to affected individuals. The breach highlights significant risks to customer privacy, financial security, and potential long-term reputational damage for the company. Given the nature of the stolen data (SSNs), victims face elevated threats of fraudulent account openings, tax fraud, and unauthorized financial transactions. The incident underscores vulnerabilities in the company’s cybersecurity defenses, particularly against external threats targeting personally identifiable information (PII).

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1f4fbfd8-0ef1-486c-8aa9-e4d531408cd1.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discovery-clothing-company

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"linkid": "discovery-clothing-company",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6510,
                        'industry': 'Retail (Clothing)',
                        'name': 'Discovery Clothing Company',
                        'type': 'Private Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'customer_advisories': ['Identity theft protection services offered through '
                         'Kroll for one year'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6510,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-10-03',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Discovery Clothing Company experienced a data breach '
                'involving an external system breach (hacking) on October 3, '
                '2022, potentially affecting 6,510 individuals, including 1 '
                'resident of Maine. The breached data included Social Security '
                'Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered '
                'through Kroll for one year.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (Social Security Numbers exposed)',
            'systems_affected': ['External System']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll (Identity Theft Protection '
                                         'Services)']},
 'title': 'Discovery Clothing Company Data Breach (2022)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}