The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on June 8, 2023, that Headwall Photonics experienced a data breach on May 15, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), potentially affecting 236 individuals, including 6 residents of Maine. The breach involved unauthorized access to Social Security Numbers and was discovered on May 26, 2023, with written notifications sent to affected individuals on June 7, 2023.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/headwall-usa
"id": "hea434072625",
"linkid": "headwall-usa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 236,
'name': 'Headwall Photonics',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 236,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2023-05-26',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-08',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on June 8, '
'2023, that Headwall Photonics experienced a data breach on '
'May 15, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), '
'potentially affecting 236 individuals, including 6 residents '
'of Maine. The breach involved unauthorized access to Social '
'Security Numbers and was discovered on May 26, 2023, with '
'written notifications sent to affected individuals on June 7, '
'2023.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-06-08',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
'affected individuals on June 7, 2023'},
'title': 'Headwall Photonics Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}