Municipal Art Society of New York

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) on December 31, 2021. The breach occurred on June 22, 2021, and was characterized as an external system breach (hacking), potentially affecting 704 individuals, including the personal information of 1 Maine resident (deceased) consisting of names and Social Security Numbers. MAS has offered identity theft protection services through IDX.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ac85b728-838e-49fe-98f3-bee32ead0003.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/masnyc

"id": "mas208072825",
"linkid": "masnyc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 704,
                        'industry': 'Arts and Culture',
                        'location': 'New York',
                        'name': 'Municipal Art Society of New York',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 704,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-12-31',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-12-31',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) '
                'on December 31, 2021. The breach occurred on June 22, 2021, '
                'and was characterized as an external system breach (hacking), '
                'potentially affecting 704 individuals, including the personal '
                'information of 1 Maine resident (deceased) consisting of '
                'names and Social Security Numbers. MAS has offered identity '
                'theft protection services through IDX.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-12-31',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX (Identity Theft Protection '
                                        'Services)'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Municipal Art Society of New York',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}