PMA Financial Network, LLC

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting PMA Financial Network, LLC on October 26, 2023. The incident occurred between June 12–13, 2023, when an unauthorized actor temporarily accessed the company’s network, potentially exposing personal information, including names of individuals. The exact number of affected individuals remains undetermined as of the report.The breach highlights a security lapse where sensitive data though limited to names in confirmed disclosures was left vulnerable to exploitation. While the full scope of compromised data (e.g., financial records, Social Security numbers, or other identifiers) is unclear, the exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) poses risks such as identity theft, phishing attacks, or fraudulent activity targeting the affected individuals. The company has not specified whether the breach resulted from a targeted cyber attack, exploitation of a vulnerability, or insider negligence, but the unauthorized network access suggests a failure in access controls or intrusion detection.No evidence has been provided to indicate ransomware involvement, large-scale financial fraud, or systemic operational disruption, but the incident underscores the need for enhanced cybersecurity measures to prevent future exposures. The lack of clarity on the full dataset compromised and the delayed public disclosure (four months post-breach) may further erode trust in the organization’s data protection practices.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-26-pma-financial-network-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pma-insurance-services

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"linkid": "pma-insurance-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'name': 'PMA Financial Network, LLC',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information (Names)']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-26',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving PMA Financial Network, LLC on October 26, '
                '2023. The breach occurred between June 12, 2023 and June 13, '
                '2023, during which an unauthorized actor gained temporary '
                'access to the network, potentially exposing personal '
                'information including names. The number of individuals '
                'affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-26',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
                                                        'Attorney General']},
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized actor',
 'title': 'Data Breach at PMA Financial Network, LLC',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}