Plybon & Associates, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Plybon & Associates on October 9, 2020. The breach occurred between May 12 and June 4, 2020, affected 2,191 individuals in total, and compromised personal information, specifically Social Security numbers. The breach was attributed to unauthorized access to an employee's email box, and identity theft protection services were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/12dbc0ec-7eee-4050-bec1-91363a747aad.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/plybon-&-associates-inc

"id": "ply439080425",
"linkid": "plybon-&-associates-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2191,
                        'name': 'Plybon & Associates',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2191,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2020-10-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-09',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Plybon & Associates on October 9, 2020. The '
                'breach occurred between May 12 and June 4, 2020, affected '
                '2,191 individuals in total, and compromised personal '
                'information, specifically Social Security numbers. The breach '
                "was attributed to unauthorized access to an employee's email "
                'box, and identity theft protection services were offered to '
                'those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Compromise'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Unauthorized access to an '
                                           "employee's email box"},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-10-09',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Identity theft protection services '
                                      'offered'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Plybon & Associates',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Compromise'}