The Ohio Lottery experienced a data breach on December 24, 2023, due to unauthorized access to its internal office network. The breach was disclosed on May 9, 2024, affecting approximately 538,959 individuals, with 56 residents specifically impacted. The compromised data included Social Security numbers and other personal information. In response, the Ohio Lottery offered free identity theft protection services, including 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX/ZEROFOX, to the affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ohio-lottery-commission
"id": "ohi205072725",
"linkid": "ohio-lottery-commission",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 538959,
'industry': 'Gaming',
'location': 'Ohio, USA',
'name': 'Ohio Lottery',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 538959,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Other personal information']},
'date_detected': '2023-12-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-09',
'description': 'The Ohio Lottery reported a data breach that occurred on '
'December 24, 2023, due to unauthorized access to its internal '
'office network. The breach, disclosed on May 9, 2024, '
'impacted approximately 538,959 individuals, with 56 residents '
'specifically affected, and compromised Social Security '
'numbers among other personal information. Free identity theft '
'protection services, including 12 months of credit monitoring '
'through IDX/ZEROFOX, were offered to affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Other personal information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Internal office network'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-09',
'source': 'Ohio Lottery Data Breach Report'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX/ZEROFOX'},
'title': 'Ohio Lottery Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}