International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5 (IBEW) experienced a data breach between December 29, 2021, and February 20, 2022, due to hacking. The breach potentially affected the Social Security numbers of approximately 11,271 individuals, with written notifications sent to 11 impacted Maine residents on April 11, 2022. IBEW is offering 24 months of credit monitoring through Experian as a response action.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/69fc6311-c98b-4ac7-bc5a-db4ba39d79b9.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ibew-local-5

"id": "ibe1052072725",
"linkid": "ibew-local-5",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 11271,
                        'industry': 'Electrical Workers',
                        'name': 'International Brotherhood of Electrical '
                                'Workers Local #5 (IBEW)',
                        'type': 'Union'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 11271,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-02-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-04-11',
 'description': 'The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #5 '
                '(IBEW) experienced a data breach due to hacking, potentially '
                'affecting the Social Security numbers of approximately 11,271 '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-04-11',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Written notifications sent to 11 '
                                         'impacted Maine residents'],
              'remediation_measures': ['24 months of credit monitoring through '
                                       'Experian']},
 'title': 'IBEW Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}