Peco Foods, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Peco Foods, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information on or around December 4, 2023. The breach potentially affected 48,170 individuals, and the company offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. The breach was discovered on May 23, 2024, and official notifications were sent on July 24, 2024.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/510ba089-49ff-40d6-b929-1a25878bcd47.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/peco-foods-inc

"id": "pec518072825",
"linkid": "peco-foods-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 48170,
                        'industry': 'Food Processing',
                        'name': 'Peco Foods, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 48170,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2024-05-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-24',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information affecting 48,170 '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offered 12 months of credit '
                                        'monitoring and identity theft '
                                        'protection services'},
 'title': 'Peco Foods, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}