The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Hilldrup Companies, Inc. experienced a data breach on December 18, 2020, involving external system access due to malware. The breach affected 3,183 individuals in total, including one Maine resident, and impacted personal information such as Social Security numbers. Written notification was provided to affected individuals on April 27, 2021, and identity theft protection services were offered through TransUnion for one year.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hilldrup
"id": "hil415072525",
"linkid": "hilldrup",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3183,
'name': 'Hilldrup Companies, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3183,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-12-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-27',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Hilldrup Companies, Inc. experienced a data breach on '
'December 18, 2020, involving external system access due to '
'malware. The breach affected 3,183 individuals in total, '
'including one Maine resident, and impacted personal '
'information such as Social Security numbers. Written '
'notification was provided to affected individuals on April '
'27, 2021, and identity theft protection services were offered '
'through TransUnion for one year.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
'title': 'Hilldrup Companies, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}