The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Harken, Inc. experienced a hacking incident on August 26, 2021, resulting in unauthorized access to personal information, including Social Security numbers, affecting 956 individuals in total. The breach was discovered on November 15, 2021, and consumers were notified in writing on December 15, 2021, with identity theft protection services offered through Kroll.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/harken-data-inc-
"id": "har857072825",
"linkid": "harken-data-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 956,
'name': 'Harken, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Consumers were notified in writing on December 15, '
'2021',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 956,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-11-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-12-15',
'description': 'Harken, Inc. experienced a hacking incident resulting in '
'unauthorized access to personal information, including Social '
'Security numbers, affecting 956 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Consumers were notified in writing on '
'December 15, 2021',
'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
'title': 'Harken, Inc. Hacking Incident',
'type': 'Hacking'}