NASCO

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on January 10, 2024, that NASCO suffered a data breach on May 30, 2023, due to external system hacking, affecting approximately 1,696,867 individuals, including 4,489 residents of Maine. The compromised information included Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered through Experian for 24 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/422c4d33-f81f-4d63-b939-df5ae62bbe7e.shtml

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

"id": "nas606072525",
"linkid": "nasco",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1696867,
                        'name': 'NASCO',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1696867,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-30',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-01-10',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on January '
                '10, 2024, that NASCO suffered a data breach on May 30, 2023, '
                'due to external system hacking, affecting approximately '
                '1,696,867 individuals, including 4,489 residents of Maine. '
                'The compromised information included Social Security Numbers, '
                'and identity theft protection services were offered through '
                'Experian for 24 months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-01-10',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'NASCO Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}