Houston Museum of Natural Science

The Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to payment card information on its ecommerce gift shop site between February 2, 2020, and September 15, 2020. The breach was reported on November 20, 2020, and affected one (1) Maine resident, with potentially compromised information including names, addresses, and debit or credit card information.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/88cbb60b-e279-4fb7-9dfb-f8f291cfff14.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/houston-museum-of-natural-science

"id": "hou957072625",
"linkid": "houston-museum-of-natural-science",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Cultural and Educational',
                        'location': 'Houston, Texas',
                        'name': 'Houston Museum of Natural Science',
                        'type': 'Museum'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'debit or credit card '
                                              'information']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-20',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to payment card information on the '
                'Houston Museum of Natural Science ecommerce gift shop site.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'debit or credit card information'],
            'payment_information_risk': True,
            'systems_affected': ['ecommerce gift shop site']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-20',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Houston Museum of Natural Science Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}