Professional Development Resources, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Professional Development Resources on September 4, 2024. The breach, identified on August 9, 2024, was due to external hacking, affecting a total of 4,997 individuals, including 21 residents of Maryland, with possible exposure of billing and credit card information.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/71cf083f-a7df-4f9f-892f-f552792cd051.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/professional-development-resources-inc-

"id": "pro833072825",
"linkid": "professional-development-resources-inc-",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4997,
                        'name': 'Professional Development Resources',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4997,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['billing information',
                                              'credit card information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-08-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-09-04',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Professional Development Resources on '
                'September 4, 2024. The breach, identified on August 9, 2024, '
                'was due to external hacking, affecting a total of 4,997 '
                'individuals, including 21 residents of Maryland, with '
                'possible exposure of billing and credit card information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['billing information',
                                 'credit card information'],
            'payment_information_risk': True},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-09-04',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Professional Development Resources',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}