NorthStar Emergency Medical Services

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported on March 14, 2023, that NorthStar Emergency Medical Services experienced a data breach discovered on September 16, 2022. The breach, classified as an external system breach (hacking), potentially affected approximately 82,450 individuals, including 4 Maine residents. The compromised information includes Social Security numbers, and identity theft protection services have been offered for 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ad13358b-45d7-4d7a-96a3-e6e56e2c10b2.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northstar-emergency-medical-services

"id": "nor720072725",
"linkid": "northstar-emergency-medical-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 82450,
                        'industry': 'Emergency Medical Services',
                        'name': 'NorthStar Emergency Medical Services',
                        'type': 'Healthcare'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 82450,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2022-09-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-03-14',
 'description': 'NorthStar Emergency Medical Services experienced a data '
                'breach discovered on September 16, 2022. The breach, '
                'classified as an external system breach (hacking), '
                'potentially affected approximately 82,450 individuals, '
                'including 4 Maine residents. The compromised information '
                'includes Social Security numbers, and identity theft '
                'protection services have been offered for 12 months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-03-14',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'NorthStar Emergency Medical Services Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}