The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General reported that Maxxis International – USA experienced a data breach on October 19, 2024, due to unauthorized access following an employee clicking on a malicious link. The breach potentially involved personal information of individuals, but the specific number of affected individuals and types of information compromised are unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-04-21-maxxis-international-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/maxxis-international
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Maxxis International – USA',
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'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2024-10-19',
'description': 'The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Maxxis International – USA experienced a data breach on '
'October 19, 2024, due to unauthorized access following an '
'employee clicking on a malicious link. The breach potentially '
'involved personal information of individuals, but the '
'specific number of affected individuals and types of '
'information compromised are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Email'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
'references': [{'source': 'Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Maxxis International – USA Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}