Gossett Motor Cars, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Gossett Motor Cars, Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) on December 27, 2024, impacting 3,527 individuals. Identity theft protection services were offered, including 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft restoration services through TransUnion. The breach was discovered on January 21, 2025, and the notification was sent on February 18, 2025.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/558804e1-9666-479a-a799-39a3b7b98e89.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gossett-motor-cars

"id": "gos452080425",
"linkid": "gossett-motor-cars",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3527,
                        'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'name': 'Gossett Motor Cars, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3527},
 'date_detected': '2025-01-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-02-18',
 'description': 'Gossett Motor Cars, Inc. experienced an external system '
                'breach (hacking) impacting 3,527 individuals. Identity theft '
                'protection services were offered, including 12 months of '
                'complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft '
                'restoration services through TransUnion.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'TransUnion'},
 'title': 'Gossett Motor Cars, Inc. System Breach',
 'type': 'System Breach'}