Kinsey's Archery Products, Inc.

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting **Kinsey's Archery Products, Inc.** on **March 20, 2025**, with the incident occurring on **January 14, 2025**. The breach involved unauthorized access to sensitive personal information, specifically **Social Security numbers (SSNs)** of individuals associated with the company. While the exact number of affected individuals remains undisclosed, the exposure of SSNs—highly sensitive identifiers—poses significant risks, including identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm to the company.The breach underscores vulnerabilities in Kinsey's Archery Products’ data protection measures, raising concerns about compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., state data breach notification laws). The compromised data, if exploited, could lead to severe consequences for affected individuals, including unauthorized credit applications, tax fraud, or targeted phishing attacks. The company has not yet provided details on the root cause (e.g., phishing, system exploitation) or mitigation steps, leaving stakeholders uncertain about the scope of the incident and potential legal liabilities.Given the nature of the exposed data (SSNs), the breach is classified as a high-impact event, particularly for customers whose personal information was compromised without evidence of ransomware involvement.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/71eee3dc-34a0-49a3-864c-a3a86e2bd441.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kinsey's-archery-products

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Retail (Archery Products)',
                        'location': 'Maryland, USA',
                        'name': "Kinsey's Archery Products, Inc.",
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes Social Security '
                                        'numbers)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2025-01-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-03-20',
 'description': 'The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                "breach involving Kinsey's Archery Products, Inc. on March 20, "
                '2025. The breach occurred on January 14, 2025, potentially '
                'affecting personal information, including Social Security '
                'numbers, although the number of affected individuals is '
                'unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to exposed SSNs)'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-03-20',
                 'source': 'Maryland Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maryland Office of the '
                                                       'Attorney General'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Maryland Office '
                                        'of the Attorney General'},
 'title': "Data Breach at Kinsey's Archery Products, Inc.",
 'type': 'Data Breach'}