The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving PBI Research Services on August 24, 2023. The breach occurred between May 29, 2023, and May 30, 2023, due to unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer software, affecting a total of 308,072 individuals, with 1,769 residents of Maine specifically impacted. Compromised information included names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth, and PBI provided identity theft protection services through Kroll for one year.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/pbi-research-services
"id": "pbi1012072725",
"linkid": "pbi-research-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 308072,
'name': 'PBI Research Services',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 308072,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'date_detected': '2023-08-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-24',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving PBI Research Services on August 24, 2023. '
'The breach occurred between May 29, 2023, and May 30, 2023, '
'due to unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer software, '
'affecting a total of 308,072 individuals, with 1,769 '
'residents of Maine specifically impacted. Compromised '
'information included names, Social Security numbers, and '
'dates of birth, and PBI provided identity theft protection '
'services through Kroll for one year.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-24',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Kroll'},
'title': 'Data Breach at PBI Research Services',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'MOVEit Transfer software'}