Northern Bank

The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported a data breach involving Northern Bank on August 2, 2023. The breach was linked to a vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software, which began being exploited on May 27, 2023, potentially compromising personal information including names, account numbers, and social security numbers of affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/48c77fc3-2063-4797-8d88-a1fadb549e52.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northern-bank-ma

"id": "nor244072725",
"linkid": "northern-bank-ma",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
                        'location': 'Massachusetts',
                        'name': 'Northern Bank',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Vulnerability Exploitation',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'account numbers',
                                              'social security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-02',
 'description': 'The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business '
                'Regulation reported a data breach involving Northern Bank on '
                'August 2, 2023. The breach was linked to a vulnerability in '
                "Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software, which began "
                'being exploited on May 27, 2023, potentially compromising '
                'personal information including names, account numbers, and '
                'social security numbers of affected individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'account numbers',
                                 'social security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-02',
                 'source': 'Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and '
                           'Business Regulation'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Northern Bank',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': "Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer software"}