McHenry County Conservation District

On August 28, 2023, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the McHenry County Conservation District. An unauthorized third party accessed an employee email account between May 15, 2023, and May 30, 2023, potentially exposing personal information, although the specific types of data involved are unspecified.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-08-28-mchenry-county-conservation-district-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discovermccd

"id": "dis326080425",
"linkid": "discovermccd",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Conservation',
                        'location': 'McHenry County',
                        'name': 'McHenry County Conservation District',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-08-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-28',
 'description': 'An unauthorized third party accessed an employee email '
                'account between May 15, 2023, and May 30, 2023, potentially '
                'exposing personal information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Employee Email Account']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Employee Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-28',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'McHenry County Conservation District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}