Growers Express

Growers Express experienced a data breach on October 9, 2023, involving unauthorized access to employee data files. The personal information potentially accessed includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, direct deposit information, driver's licenses, and passports of former employees. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/30f18925-57f1-4005-8df2-46fc6232f7ef.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/growers-express

"id": "gro230072725",
"linkid": "growers-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Agriculture',
                        'name': 'Growers Express',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'direct deposit '
                                                         'information',
                                                         "driver's licenses",
                                                         'passports'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-09',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee data files, potentially '
                'compromising personal information of former employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'direct deposit information',
                                 "driver's licenses",
                                 'passports']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-09',
                 'source': 'Breach Notification Letter'}],
 'title': 'Growers Express Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}