The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. on August 9, 2024. The breach occurred between June 23 and June 29, 2023, due to external system breach (hacking) and potentially affected 3,053 individuals, including 15 Maine residents. The compromised information includes names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information, and the company is offering 24 months of credit monitoring services through Experian.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kingarthurbakingcompany
"id": "kin233072725",
"linkid": "kingarthurbakingcompany",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3053,
'industry': 'Baking and Food',
'name': 'King Arthur Baking Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3053,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Financial account information']},
'date_detected': '2024-08-09',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-09',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving King Arthur Baking Company, Inc. on August '
'9, 2024. The breach occurred between June 23 and June 29, '
'2023, due to external system breach (hacking) and potentially '
'affected 3,053 individuals, including 15 Maine residents. The '
'compromised information includes names, Social Security '
'numbers, and financial account information, and the company '
'is offering 24 months of credit monitoring services through '
'Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Financial account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-09',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'King Arthur Baking Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}