On January 15, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Montgomery Hospice, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an employee's email account beginning on August 20, 2020. The breach affected 2 Maine residents and exposed potentially sensitive information, including names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. Identity theft protection services through IDX were offered to those affected.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/montgomery-hospice
"id": "mon033072725",
"linkid": "montgomery-hospice",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Montgomery Hospice, Inc.',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'health insurance information']},
'date_detected': '2021-01-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-15',
'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account at "
'Montgomery Hospice, Inc., exposing sensitive information '
'including names, Social Security numbers, and health '
'insurance information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'health insurance information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Compromise'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-15',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX (Identity Theft Protection '
'Services)'},
'title': 'Montgomery Hospice, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}