The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS) on October 31, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to an employee's network, affecting individuals' names and Social Security numbers. The incident occurred on March 31, 2023, and affected individuals were notified starting August 31, 2023.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fams
"id": "fam259072525",
"linkid": "fams",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS)',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-10-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-31',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach at Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS) on '
'October 31, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to '
"an employee's network, affecting individuals' names and "
'Social Security numbers. The incident occurred on March 31, '
'2023, and affected individuals were notified starting August '
'31, 2023.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-31',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Financial Asset Management Systems (FAMS)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}