On February 20, 2023, the **Maine Office of the Attorney General** disclosed a **data breach** affecting **Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC**, which occurred between **December 23, 2022, and January 19, 2023**, due to **external hacking**. The incident compromised the **personal and financial information** of **17,612 individuals**, including **financial account numbers and identification numbers**, with **four Maine residents** specifically impacted. The breach exposed sensitive data that could lead to **identity theft, financial fraud, or unauthorized transactions**, posing significant risks to affected individuals. While the exact method of infiltration remains undisclosed, the **external hacking** suggests a targeted **cyber attack** aimed at extracting high-value personal and financial records. The scale of the breach—affecting thousands—indicates a **systemic vulnerability** in Pepsi Bottling Ventures’ security infrastructure, raising concerns over **data protection compliance** and the company’s ability to safeguard customer information against evolving cyber threats. The incident underscores the growing trend of **financially motivated cybercrime**, where threat actors exploit weaknesses in corporate networks to harvest sensitive data for malicious purposes, including **fraud, phishing, or sale on the dark web**. No ransomware was reported in this case, but the **leak of financial and identification details** elevates the severity due to the **long-term repercussions** for victims.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pbvllc
"id": "pbv008091825",
"linkid": "pbvllc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 17612,
'industry': 'Beverage Manufacturing & Distribution',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC',
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (data compromised)',
'number_of_records_exposed': 17612,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Financial account numbers',
'Identification numbers (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-02-20',
'description': 'On February 20, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney '
'General reported a data breach involving Pepsi Bottling '
'Ventures LLC. The breach occurred between December 23, 2022, '
'and January 19, 2023, as a result of external hacking, '
'affecting 17,612 individuals, with 4 residents from Maine '
'specifically impacted. Personal information potentially '
'compromised included financial account numbers and '
'identification numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Financial account numbers',
'Identification numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII and financial data exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account numbers '
'exposed)'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-02-20',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
'Attorney General'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Maine Attorney '
'General'},
'title': 'Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC Data Breach (2023)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}