EWIE Group of Companies

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that EWIE Group of Companies (EGC) experienced a data breach on September 20, 2020, due to a malware infection. The breach potentially affected the personal information of four Maine residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. EGC began notifying affected individuals on October 14, 2020, and is offering twelve months of free credit monitoring and identity protection services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/644cb2ef-1905-4982-a054-af287495ab8a.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ewie-co-inc

"id": "ewi154072725",
"linkid": "ewie-co-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4,
                        'name': 'EWIE Group of Companies',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware Infection',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         "Driver's license "
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-14',
 'description': 'EWIE Group of Companies (EGC) experienced a data breach on '
                'September 20, 2020, due to a malware infection. The breach '
                'potentially affected the personal information of four Maine '
                'residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and '
                "driver's license numbers. EGC began notifying affected "
                'individuals on October 14, 2020, and is offering twelve '
                'months of free credit monitoring and identity protection '
                'services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "Driver's license numbers"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-10-14',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifying affected individuals and '
                                        'offering twelve months of free credit '
                                        'monitoring and identity protection '
                                        'services'},
 'title': 'EWIE Group of Companies Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}