Informa Canada, Inc.

On April 4, 2025, Informa Canada, Inc. experienced a data breach due to unauthorized modifications on its shopfanexpo.com platform, exposing the personal information of 253 individuals. The incident was reported by the Maine Attorney General’s Office on May 29, 2025. While the exact nature of the compromised data was not detailed, the breach prompted the company to offer 12 months of identity theft protection, including daily credit monitoring, to affected individuals. This suggests the exposure likely involved sensitive personal or financial details that could be exploited for fraudulent activities. The breach did not indicate broader systemic failures, ransomware involvement, or large-scale operational disruptions, but it underscored vulnerabilities in the company’s web infrastructure that allowed unauthorized access and alterations.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0c7fc020-3af4-4a8f-b6c9-373284ee1f4b.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/informa-solutions-canada

"id": "inf938082025",
"linkid": "informa-solutions-canada",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 253,
                        'industry': 'Events/Exhibitions',
                        'location': 'Canada',
                        'name': 'Informa Canada, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['12 months of identity theft protection services '
                         '(including daily credit monitoring) offered to '
                         'affected individuals'],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 253,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True},
 'date_detected': '2025-04-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-29',
 'description': "On May 29, 2025, the Maine Attorney General's Office reported "
                'a data breach involving Informa Canada, Inc. The breach '
                'occurred on April 4, 2025, due to unauthorized changes made '
                'to shopfanexpo.com, affecting 253 individuals. Identity theft '
                'protection services, including daily credit monitoring, were '
                'offered for 12 months to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': True,
            'identity_theft_risk': True,
            'systems_affected': ['shopfanexpo.com']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Unauthorized changes to '
                                            'shopfanexpo.com']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-05-29',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Maine Attorney '
                                                        "General's Office"]},
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offered 12 months of identity theft '
                                       'protection services (including daily '
                                       'credit monitoring)']},
 'title': 'Informa Canada, Inc. Data Breach via Unauthorized Website Changes',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}