Michigan Catholic Conference

The Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) reported a data breach on February 1, 2024, involving unauthorized access to personal information of retirement benefits recipients, including names and Social Security numbers. The breach occurred on November 30, 2023, and affected approximately 12,652 individuals, with 4 residents from Maine notified. MCC is offering 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7b1bed6d-b4ab-4571-9785-7da48c2ce6a2.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/michigan-catholic-conference

"id": "mic208072625",
"linkid": "michigan-catholic-conference",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12652,
                        'industry': 'Religious',
                        'location': 'Michigan',
                        'name': 'Michigan Catholic Conference',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12652,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-11-30',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-01',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information of retirement '
                'benefits recipients, including names and Social Security '
                'numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-01',
                 'source': 'Michigan Catholic Conference'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Michigan Catholic Conference Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}