The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Piedmont Plastics, Inc. experienced a data breach between November 1, 2020, and November 3, 2020, as a result of a ransomware attack. This incident affected a total of 5,587 individuals, including 1 resident of Maine, compromising Social Security numbers. Notification to potentially affected individuals was initiated on April 27, 2021.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/piedmont-plastics-inc
"id": "pie808072725",
"linkid": "piedmont-plastics-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5587,
'name': 'Piedmont Plastics, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5587,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-27',
'description': 'Piedmont Plastics, Inc. experienced a data breach between '
'November 1, 2020, and November 3, 2020, as a result of a '
'ransomware attack. This incident affected a total of 5,587 '
'individuals, including 1 resident of Maine, compromising '
'Social Security numbers. Notification to potentially affected '
'individuals was initiated on April 27, 2021.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Piedmont Plastics, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}