Republican Governors Association

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Republican Governors Association (RGA) on September 15, 2021. The breach occurred between February 28, 2021, and March 18, 2021, due to external hacking, affecting a total of 494 individuals, including 2 residents. It was determined that Social Security Numbers may have been compromised, and RGA is offering 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d74d9f9d-57b8-4490-9ba4-4e49fe8aabba.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/republican-governors-association

"id": "rep623072625",
"linkid": "republican-governors-association",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 494,
                        'industry': 'Politics',
                        'name': 'Republican Governors Association',
                        'type': 'Political Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 494,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-09-15',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Republican Governors Association (RGA) '
                'on September 15, 2021. The breach occurred between February '
                '28, 2021, and March 18, 2021, due to external hacking, '
                'affecting a total of 494 individuals, including 2 residents. '
                'It was determined that Social Security Numbers may have been '
                'compromised, and RGA is offering 24 months of credit '
                'monitoring and identity restoration services through '
                'Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-09-15',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Republican Governors Association Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}