North Adams Housing Authority

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on September 26, 2024, that the North Adams Housing Authority experienced a data breach due to a phishing email that impacted an employee's email account. The incident began on or about July 18, 2024, and affected personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, and health insurance policy information.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-09-26-north-adams-housing-authority-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/north-metro-community-services-inc

"id": "nor136072725",
"linkid": "north-metro-community-services-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Housing',
                        'location': 'North Adams',
                        'name': 'North Adams Housing Authority',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'bank account numbers',
                                              'health insurance policy '
                                              'information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-07-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-09-26',
 'description': 'The North Adams Housing Authority experienced a data breach '
                "due to a phishing email that impacted an employee's email "
                'account.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'bank account numbers',
                                 'health insurance policy information']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing Email'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Phishing Email'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-09-26',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'North Adams Housing Authority Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account'}