Experian

Experian

A ransomware attack occurred on April 24, 2021, resulting in unauthorized access to personal information of employees. The compromised data includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, personal financial information, government-issued identification numbers, and personal health information. The exact number of affected individuals is unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e200a8fb-6e76-4aea-860f-45502804cb0b.shtml

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

"id": "exp153080425",
"linkid": "experian",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'telephone numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'personal financial information',
                                              'government-issued '
                                              'identification numbers',
                                              'personal health information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-04-24',
 'description': 'A ransomware attack occurred on April 24, 2021, leading to '
                'unauthorized access to personal information of employees. The '
                'types of information potentially compromised include names, '
                'addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security '
                'numbers, personal financial information, government-issued '
                'identification numbers, and personal health information. The '
                'specific number of individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'telephone numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'personal financial information',
                                 'government-issued identification numbers',
                                 'personal health information']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Employee Personal Information',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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