On March 8, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Pulte Mortgage LLC that occurred on October 24, 2021. The breach was the result of a phishing attempt targeting an employee's email account. The incident potentially affected the Social Security Numbers of 2,835 individuals, including 2 residents from Maine. Identity theft protection services were offered for 24 months through Kroll.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pulte-mortgage
"id": "pul538072625",
"linkid": "pulte-mortgage",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2835,
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Pulte Mortgage LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2835,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-10-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-03-08',
'description': 'A data breach involving Pulte Mortgage LLC occurred on '
'October 24, 2021, following a phishing attempt that targeted '
"an employee's email account. The breach potentially affected "
'the Social Security Numbers of 2,835 individuals, with 2 '
'residents from Maine being among those affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-03-08',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
'title': 'Pulte Mortgage LLC Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account'}