Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern Illinois (RTA) on August 14, 2023. The breach, which occurred between March 1 and March 3, 2023, involved unauthorized access to systems potentially exposing the Social Security numbers of approximately 2,629 individuals, including one Maine resident. RTA has offered 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian as a response.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d15dfc1c-04d5-453a-a77c-895ab30fafb7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pace-suburban-bus

"id": "pac542072925",
"linkid": "pace-suburban-bus",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2629,
                        'industry': 'Transportation',
                        'location': 'Northeastern Illinois',
                        'name': 'Regional Transportation Authority of '
                                'Northeastern Illinois',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2629,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-08-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-14',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Regional Transportation Authority of '
                'Northeastern Illinois (RTA) on August 14, 2023. The breach, '
                'which occurred between March 1 and March 3, 2023, involved '
                'unauthorized access to systems potentially exposing the '
                'Social Security numbers of approximately 2,629 individuals, '
                'including one Maine resident. RTA has offered 12 months of '
                'credit monitoring services through Experian as a response.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Regional Transportation Authority of Northeastern '
          'Illinois',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}