PASCO Scientific

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving PASCO Scientific on January 11, 2021. The breach occurred on August 24, 2020, due to unauthorized access (external system breach) affecting personal information of approximately 538 individuals, including one Maine resident whose Social Security number was accessed. PASCO is offering one year of complimentary identity theft protection services through Kroll.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ac9afc2f-a50d-4bb5-95be-b80dfc3accd4.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pasco-scientific

"id": "pas244080425",
"linkid": "pasco-scientific",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 538,
                        'industry': 'Scientific Equipment',
                        'name': 'PASCO Scientific',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 538,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Social Security Number']},
 'date_detected': '2020-08-24',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-11',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving PASCO Scientific on January 11, 2021. The '
                'breach occurred on August 24, 2020, due to unauthorized '
                'access (external system breach) affecting personal '
                'information of approximately 538 individuals, including one '
                'Maine resident whose Social Security number was accessed. '
                'PASCO is offering one year of complimentary identity theft '
                'protection services through Kroll.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                 'Social Security Number'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-11',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
 'title': 'PASCO Scientific Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}