Merlin International, Inc.

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Merlin International, Inc. on November 9, 2022. The breach was identified on September 15, 2022, involving suspicious activity related to payroll software and potentially affecting personal information like names and Social Security numbers.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-11-09-merlin-international-data-breach-notice-consumers

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

"id": "mer951072925",
"linkid": "merlincyber",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Merlin International, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Suspicious activity related to payroll software',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-09-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-09',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Merlin International, Inc. on November 9, '
                '2022. The breach was identified on September 15, 2022, '
                'involving suspicious activity related to payroll software and '
                'potentially affecting personal information like names and '
                'Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-09',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Merlin International, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}