IAM National Pension Fund

IAM National Pension Fund

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on August 4, 2021, that IAM National Pension Fund experienced a phishing attack that resulted in unauthorized access to participant information, including Social Security numbers. The breach occurred between September 28, 2020, and October 15, 2020, affecting 2,601 individuals, of which 16 were residents of Maine. Complimentary identity theft protection services were offered through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/bbe6df03-2950-488e-8a99-093337c236b5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ifebp

"id": "ife503072725",
"linkid": "ifebp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2601,
                        'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'IAM National Pension Fund',
                        'type': 'Pension Fund'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2601,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-08-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-04',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on August '
                '4, 2021, that IAM National Pension Fund experienced a '
                'phishing attack that resulted in unauthorized access to '
                'participant information, including Social Security numbers. '
                'The breach occurred between September 28, 2020, and October '
                '15, 2020, affecting 2,601 individuals, of which 16 were '
                'residents of Maine. Complimentary identity theft protection '
                'services were offered through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-08-04',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Phishing Attack on IAM National Pension Fund',
 'type': 'Phishing Attack'}
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