The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Halma plc on July 7, 2023, affecting 7,105 individuals due to a third-party vendor vulnerability on May 27, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to employee data, including Social Security Numbers and bank details, and identity theft protection services from Experian were offered for 24 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/halma-plc
"id": "hal610072525",
"linkid": "halma-plc",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7105,
'name': 'Halma plc',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party Vendor Vulnerability',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7105,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
'Bank Details']},
'date_detected': '2023-05-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-07',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Halma plc on July 7, 2023, affecting 7,105 '
'individuals due to a third-party vendor vulnerability on May '
'27, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to employee '
'data, including Social Security Numbers and bank details, and '
'identity theft protection services from Experian were offered '
'for 24 months.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers', 'Bank Details'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-07',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Halma plc',
'type': 'Data Breach'}