The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Inteplast Group on May 2, 2024, affecting a total of 7,717 individuals. The breach, discovered on March 18, 2024, was due to unauthorized access to data managed by Formosa Plastics Corporation, with Social Security numbers being the type of information compromised. Identity theft protection services through ID Watchdog are being offered for 24 months.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/inteplast-group
"id": "int505080425",
"linkid": "inteplast-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7717,
'industry': 'Plastics Manufacturing',
'name': 'Inteplast Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7717,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2024-03-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-02',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Inteplast Group on May 2, 2024, affecting a '
'total of 7,717 individuals. The breach, discovered on March '
'18, 2024, was due to unauthorized access to data managed by '
'Formosa Plastics Corporation, with Social Security numbers '
'being the type of information compromised. Identity theft '
'protection services through ID Watchdog are being offered for '
'24 months.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-02',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['ID Watchdog']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Inteplast Group',
'type': 'Data Breach'}