The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported that Freeport-McMoRan Inc. experienced unauthorized access to its computer network between August 8 and August 11, 2023, potentially affecting 3 Maryland residents. The compromised information includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and email addresses. Freeport is offering free identity theft protection services and has initiated an investigation with law enforcement.
Source: https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/Pages/IdentityTheft/breachnotices.aspx
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/freeport-mcmoran-inc
"id": "fre501071325",
"linkid": "freeport-mcmoran-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3,
'industry': 'Mining',
'location': 'Maryland',
'name': 'Freeport-McMoRan Inc.',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-08-08',
'description': "Unauthorized access to Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s computer "
'network between August 8 and August 11, 2023, potentially '
'affecting 3 Maryland residents. Compromised information '
'includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and '
'email addresses.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth',
'email addresses'],
'identity_theft_risk': True},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'references': [{'source': 'Maryland Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'title': "Unauthorized Access to Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s Computer Network",
'type': 'Unauthorized Access'}