On November 14, 2022, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Longhorn III Investments. This was a criminal ransomware incident potentially affecting personal information including date of birth, social security number, address, credit information, and real estate transaction information. The specific number of individuals affected is unknown, and the organization's investigation is ongoing.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-11-14-longhorn-iii-investments-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/longhorninvestments
"id": "lon842072725",
"linkid": "longhorninvestments",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Investment',
'name': 'Longhorn III Investments',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['date of birth',
'social security number',
'address',
'credit information',
'real estate transaction '
'information']},
'date_detected': '2022-11-14',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-14',
'description': 'A criminal ransomware incident potentially affecting personal '
'information including date of birth, social security number, '
'address, credit information, and real estate transaction '
'information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['date of birth',
'social security number',
'address',
'credit information',
'real estate transaction information']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-14',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Longhorn III Investments Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}