The Vermont Attorney General reported a data breach involving NEI General Contracting, Inc. on June 4, 2024. The breach occurred on or about March 2, 2024, when an unauthorized third party attempted to infiltrate NEI's computer network, potentially exposing names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of affected individuals. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-06-04-nei-general-contracting-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nei-general-contracting
"id": "nei319072725",
"linkid": "nei-general-contracting",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'General Contracting',
'name': 'NEI General Contracting, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Mailing Addresses',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-03-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-04',
'description': 'The Vermont Attorney General reported a data breach involving '
'NEI General Contracting, Inc. on June 4, 2024. The breach '
'occurred on or about March 2, 2024, when an unauthorized '
"third party attempted to infiltrate NEI's computer network, "
'potentially exposing names, mailing addresses, dates of '
'birth, and Social Security numbers of affected individuals. '
'The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Mailing Addresses',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-06-04',
'source': 'Vermont Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'Data Breach at NEI General Contracting, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}