The Kent Building Supplies reported a data breach on July 31, 2024, involving a third-party software provider that was targeted by a criminal hacker on July 8, 2024. The breach potentially exposed personal and payment information of customers who made online purchases, including names, email addresses, delivery and billing addresses, and payment information. Kent Building Supplies is offering one year of Equifax Credit Monitoring services at no cost to affected customers as a precaution.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/kent-building-supplies
"id": "ken740072825",
"linkid": "kent-building-supplies",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Building Supplies',
'name': 'Kent Building Supplies',
'type': 'Retail'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party software provider',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Delivery and billing '
'addresses'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal information',
'Payment information']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-08',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-31',
'description': 'A data breach involving a third-party software provider '
'targeted by a criminal hacker, potentially exposing personal '
'and payment information of customers who made online '
'purchases.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Email addresses',
'Delivery and billing addresses',
'Payment information']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offering one year of Equifax Credit '
'Monitoring services at no cost to '
'affected customers'},
'threat_actor': 'Criminal hacker',
'title': 'Kent Building Supplies Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}