PetroQuest Energy LLC

Mar 13, 2021 — 1 min read

On October 13, 2021, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving PetroQuest Energy LLC. The breach occurred between March 13, 2021, and April 9, 2021, due to unauthorized access to their systems, affecting a total of 17,588 individuals, including 17 residents. The compromised information included Social Security numbers, and PetroQuest offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Equifax.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1910982b-5f97-4d6b-b6cc-2b029544f0d3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/petroquest-energy-llc

"id": "pet434072725",
"linkid": "petroquest-energy-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 17588,
                        'industry': 'Energy',
                        'name': 'PetroQuest Energy LLC',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 17588,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-10-13',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-13',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to PetroQuest Energy LLC systems '
                'resulting in a data breach affecting 17,588 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-13',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Equifax']},
 'title': 'PetroQuest Energy LLC Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}

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Jeremy C