The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Metropolitan Council on December 6, 2024. The breach occurred between March 27, 2024, and May 27, 2024, affecting 16,935 individuals, including 14 residents of Maine. The compromised information potentially included names, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers. The organization is offering 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/metropolitan-council-of-the-twin-cities
"id": "met935072725",
"linkid": "metropolitan-council-of-the-twin-cities",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 16935,
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'name': 'Metropolitan Council',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 16935,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'social security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-12-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-12-06',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the Metropolitan Council on December 6, '
'2024. The breach occurred between March 27, 2024, and May 27, '
'2024, affecting 16,935 individuals, including 14 residents of '
'Maine. The compromised information potentially included '
'names, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers, '
'and the organization is offering 12 months of credit '
'monitoring through IDX.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'social security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-12-06',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Metropolitan Council',
'type': 'Data Breach'}