JJ Powell, Inc.

On July 14, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving JJ Powell, Inc., which was discovered on February 20, 2023. The breach was characterized as an external system breach (hacking), affecting approximately 2,877 individuals in total, with sensitive information such as names and Social Security numbers potentially compromised; one Maine resident was notably affected. Following the incident, JJ Powell provided identity theft protection services for 12 months through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6fe5027e-3603-43f5-876d-7706c8e14230.shtml

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/j.-j.-powell-inc

"id": "j.-949072625",
"linkid": "j.-j.-powell-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2877,
                        'name': 'JJ Powell, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2877,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-02-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-14',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving JJ Powell, Inc., which was discovered on '
                'February 20, 2023, due to suspicious activity identified '
                'within their systems. The breach was characterized as an '
                'external system breach (hacking), affecting approximately '
                '2,877 individuals in total, with sensitive information such '
                'as names and Social Security numbers potentially compromised; '
                'one Maine resident was notably affected. Following the '
                'incident, JJ Powell provided identity theft protection '
                'services for 12 months through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at JJ Powell, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}