On August 23, 2023, the Ohio History Connection (OHC) reported a ransomware attack that occurred in early July 2023, potentially exposing the personal information of 7,600 individuals, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of current and former employees, as well as vendor information. OHC has notified the FBI and is implementing new security measures to prevent future incidents.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/ohiohistory
"id": "ohi218072725",
"linkid": "ohiohistory",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Historical Preservation',
'location': 'Ohio, USA',
'name': 'Ohio History Connection',
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7600,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Vendor Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-07-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-23',
'description': 'A ransomware attack on Ohio History Connection (OHC) '
'potentially exposed the personal information of 7,600 '
'individuals, including names, addresses, and Social Security '
'numbers of current and former employees, as well as vendor '
'information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'vendor information']},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'FBI',
'remediation_measures': 'Implementing new security measures'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Ohio History Connection',
'type': 'Ransomware'}