Mount Vernon Mills

On October 13, 2022, the Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Mount Vernon Mills that occurred on August 20, 2022. Unauthorized access led to the encryption of data and acquisition of personal information, including names and Social Security Numbers of certain employees, retirees, and beneficiaries, with one Vermont resident confirmed to be affected.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-10-13-mount-vernon-mills-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mount-vernon-mills

"id": "mou047072625",
"linkid": "mount-vernon-mills",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "8/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Textile Manufacturing',
                        'name': 'Mount Vernon Mills',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-08-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-10-13',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access led to the encryption of data and '
                'acquisition of personal information, including names and '
                'Social Security Numbers of certain employees, retirees, and '
                'beneficiaries.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-10-13',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Mount Vernon Mills Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}