First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation

On January 16, 2025, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation that occurred on November 12, 2024. An unauthorized third party accessed a small number of accounts using valid log-in credentials, potentially compromising the personal information of 431 individuals, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The company reset account credentials and offered 24 months of complimentary identity theft protection through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/beaad5dd-8782-46cc-9414-a67eea809e62.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/first-advantage

"id": "fir649072725",
"linkid": "first-advantage",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 431,
                        'industry': 'Enterprise Screening',
                        'name': 'First Advantage Enterprise Screening '
                                'Corporation',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 431,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "Driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2024-11-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-01-16',
 'description': 'An unauthorized third party accessed a small number of '
                'accounts using valid log-in credentials, potentially '
                'compromising the personal information of 431 individuals, '
                "including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's "
                'license numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "Driver's license numbers"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Valid Log-in Credentials'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-01-16',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Account Credentials Reset'],
              'remediation_measures': ['24 months of complimentary identity '
                                       'theft protection through Experian']},
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Data Breach at First Advantage Enterprise Screening Corporation',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Valid Log-in Credentials'}