The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach incident involving Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 on July 5, 2022. The breach, which occurred on April 28, 2022, involved unauthorized access to an employee's computer, potentially exposing Social Security numbers of three Maine residents and affecting a total of 4,199 individuals. The organization offered credit monitoring services through TransUnion for one year following the incident.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/iron-workers-local-union-no-3
"id": "iro635072525",
"linkid": "iron-workers-local-union-no-3",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4199,
'industry': 'Labor',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Iron Workers Local Union No. 3',
'type': 'Union'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4199,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2022-04-28',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-07-05',
'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's computer potentially "
'exposed Social Security numbers of three Maine residents and '
'affected a total of 4,199 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ["Employee's computer"]},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-07-05',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Credit monitoring services for one '
'year'],
'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Iron Workers Local Union No. 3',
'type': 'Data Breach'}