Indianapolis Housing Agency

The Indianapolis Housing Agency suffered an external system breach (hacking) on September 23, 2022, compromising the personal data of 212,910 individuals, including nine specifically identified residents. The breach exposed sensitive information, prompting the agency to offer 12 months of identity theft protection services through *Identity Theft Guard Solutions, Inc.*, covering credit monitoring and fully managed identity theft recovery. The incident was detected on October 4, 2022, but affected individuals were not notified until January 23, 2023, raising concerns about delayed response. The breach’s scale and the nature of the stolen data likely including personally identifiable information (PII) pose significant risks of fraud, financial loss, and long-term reputational damage to the agency. The attack underscores vulnerabilities in the agency’s cybersecurity defenses, particularly in safeguarding large volumes of resident data from external threats.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ac65cfa3-3f3b-4121-b3e3-aefb4a546849.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/indianapolis-housing-agency

"id": "ind010091825",
"linkid": "indianapolis-housing-agency",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "9/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 212910,
                        'industry': 'Housing/Public Services',
                        'location': 'Indianapolis, Indiana, USA',
                        'name': 'Indianapolis Housing Agency',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['Notifications sent to 212,910 affected individuals '
                         'on 2023-01-23'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 212910,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (PII, identity theft risk)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2022-10-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-01-23',
 'description': 'The Indianapolis Housing Agency experienced an external '
                'system breach (hacking) affecting 212,910 individuals, '
                'including 9 specific residents. Identity theft protection '
                'services (credit monitoring and fully managed identity theft '
                'recovery) were offered for 12 months through Identity Theft '
                'Guard Solutions, Inc.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential (due to breach notification)',
            'data_compromised': True,
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (identity theft protection services '
                                   'offered)',
            'systems_affected': ['External systems']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Consumer notifications sent on '
                                         '2023-01-23'],
              'recovery_measures': ['12-month identity theft protection '
                                    'services (credit monitoring, fully '
                                    'managed identity theft recovery)'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Identity Theft Guard Solutions, '
                                         'Inc.']},
 'title': 'Indianapolis Housing Agency External System Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach (Hacking/External System Breach)'}