Ronald & Elizabeth Brent

The Maine Attorney General's Office disclosed a data breach affecting **Ronald & Elizabeth Brent** on **December 20, 2023**, stemming from an incident on **October 2, 2023**. The breach resulted from **inadvertent disclosure and an external system compromise (hacking)**, leading to the exposure of **financial account numbers combined with security codes** belonging to **two individuals**. The exposed data—financial credentials paired with security codes—poses a significant risk of **fraudulent activity, identity theft, or unauthorized transactions**. While the breach impacted only two individuals, the nature of the compromised information (direct financial identifiers) elevates the potential for **immediate financial harm**, including unauthorized access to bank accounts or credit lines. The involvement of an **external hacking incident** further suggests a targeted or opportunistic cyber attack rather than a mere accidental leak. Given the sensitivity of the exposed data, affected individuals may face **long-term reputational and financial repercussions**, including the need for credit monitoring, account freezes, or legal recourse. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in data protection measures, particularly in safeguarding high-value financial information against external threats.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/dee6630b-6b32-4aef-b233-31976d04a7a5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/huntington-national-bank

"id": "hun236090725",
"linkid": "huntington-national-bank",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
                        'name': 'Ronald & Elizabeth Brent'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'high',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
                                              'security codes']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-02',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-20',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Ronald & Elizabeth Brent on December 20, 2023. The '
                'breach, which occurred on October 2, 2023, was due to '
                'inadvertent disclosure and an external system breach '
                "(hacking), affecting 2 individuals' financial account numbers "
                'in combination with security codes.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial account numbers', 'security codes'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'high',
            'payment_information_risk': 'high'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['inadvertent disclosure',
                                            'external system breach '
                                            '(hacking)']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-20',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Attorney '
                                                        "General's Office"]},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Ronald & Elizabeth Brent',
 'type': ['inadvertent disclosure', 'external system breach (hacking)']}