Ferrara Candy Company

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Ferrara Candy Company experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to its network between October 2, 2021 and October 9, 2021, affecting 8,359 individuals in total, including one Maine resident. The compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. Notification to impacted individuals was provided in writing on April 29, 2022, and identity theft protection services were offered for twelve months through Equifax.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/823634d4-e865-4565-a6ae-fa5cb9192d81.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ferrara-

"id": "fer806072825",
"linkid": "ferrara-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8359,
                        'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Ferrara Candy Company',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 8359,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-10-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-04-29',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to Ferrara Candy Company's network "
                'resulting in a data breach affecting 8,359 individuals, '
                'including one Maine resident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification to impacted '
                                        'individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': ['Equifax']},
 'title': 'Ferrara Candy Company Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}