The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Matthews International on February 20, 2024. The breach occurred on January 9, 2024, due to inadvertent disclosure of personal information by the payroll processor Paycor Inc., affecting 1,846 individuals, including Social Security numbers.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/matthews-international
"id": "mat232072525",
"linkid": "matthews-international",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1846,
'name': 'Matthews International',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1846,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-01-09',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-20',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Matthews International on February 20, 2024. '
'The breach occurred on January 9, 2024, due to inadvertent '
'disclosure of personal information by the payroll processor '
'Paycor Inc., affecting 1,846 individuals, including Social '
'Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-20',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Matthews International',
'type': 'Data Breach'}