NCH Corporation

NCH Corporation

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that NCH Corporation experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to its network between March 2, 2021, and March 5, 2021. The breach potentially exposed the names and Social Security numbers and/or drivers’ license numbers of certain current and former employees and their dependents. NCH plans to notify six affected Maine residents by mail starting July 29, 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/79f33db7-0dc4-4ef0-8937-e35d18a4b010.shtml

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

"id": "nch508072825",
"linkid": "nch",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'NCH Corporation', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Drivers’ license numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-07-29',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to NCH Corporation's network potentially "
                'exposed names and Social Security numbers and/or drivers’ '
                'license numbers of certain current and former employees and '
                'their dependents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Drivers’ license numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-07-29',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification by mail to affected '
                                        'individuals'},
 'title': 'NCH Corporation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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