Washington Convention and Sports Authority t/a Events DC

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Events DC on May 15, 2023. The breach, discovered on September 29, 2022, resulted from an external hacking incident potentially compromising the Social Security numbers of 1,449 individuals, including one resident of Maine. Identity theft protection services were offered for a duration of 24 months through Experian IdentityWorks.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/52c58c65-aa2f-4ed7-bbee-39c1bf7f4b28.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/events-dc

"id": "eve948072725",
"linkid": "events-dc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1449,
                        'industry': 'Events and Conventions',
                        'location': 'Washington, D.C.',
                        'name': 'Washington Convention and Sports Authority '
                                '(Events DC)',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1449,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2022-09-29',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-15',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Washington Convention and Sports '
                'Authority, also known as Events DC, on May 15, 2023. The '
                'breach, which was discovered on September 29, 2022, resulted '
                'from an external hacking incident potentially compromising '
                'the Social Security numbers of 1,449 individuals, including '
                'one resident of Maine. Identity theft protection services '
                'were offered for a duration of 24 months through Experian '
                'IdentityWorks.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-15',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Washington Convention and Sports Authority (Events '
          'DC)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}