On January 4, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Johns Eastern Company, Inc. (JEC) that was discovered on December 1, 2021. The breach was due to a sophisticated cyberattack that potentially exposed the names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately 1,513 individuals, including one Maine resident, who received notification.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/johns-eastern-company
"id": "joh422072525",
"linkid": "johns-eastern-company",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1513,
'name': 'Johns Eastern Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1513,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'date_detected': '2021-12-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-01-04',
'description': 'A sophisticated cyberattack potentially exposed the names, '
'Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately '
'1,513 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-01-04',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Johns Eastern Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}