Nova Biomedical

On November 25, 2020, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Nova Biomedical that occurred on October 31, 2020. The breach was identified as external system access (hacking), affecting a total of 40 individuals, including one Maine resident whose Social Security number was among the compromised information. Nova Biomedical is offering one year of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/7fb8499b-2251-4d34-8e7a-b14b575b7ef7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nova-biomedical-corp

"id": "nov949072825",
"linkid": "nova-biomedical-corp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 40,
                        'industry': 'Biomedical',
                        'name': 'Nova Biomedical',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 40,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'number'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security number']},
 'date_detected': '2020-10-31',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-25',
 'description': 'A data breach involving Nova Biomedical was reported by the '
                'Maine Office of the Attorney General on November 25, 2020. '
                'The breach occurred on October 31, 2020, and was identified '
                'as external system access (hacking). A total of 40 '
                'individuals were affected, including one Maine resident whose '
                'Social Security number was compromised. Nova Biomedical is '
                'offering one year of identity theft protection services '
                'through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security number'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-25',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Nova Biomedical Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}