The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Penny Publications LLC on November 6, 2023. The breach occurred on August 3, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting a total of 372 individuals' personal information, including Social Security numbers. As a response, Penny Publications is offering 24 months of complimentary identity theft protection services through Experian IdentityWorks.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pennypublications
"id": "pen444072825",
"linkid": "pennypublications",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 372,
'name': 'Penny Publications LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 372,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-08-03',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-06',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Penny Publications LLC on November 6, 2023. '
'The breach occurred on August 3, 2023, due to an external '
'system breach (hacking), affecting a total of 372 '
"individuals' personal information, including Social Security "
'numbers. As a response, Penny Publications is offering 24 '
'months of complimentary identity theft protection services '
'through Experian IdentityWorks.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-06',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks']},
'title': 'Penny Publications LLC Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}