The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that Richland County experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access to their network detected on or about October 4, 2023. The breach involved potentially accessed personal information between September 28, 2023, and October 26, 2023, but the number of individuals affected and specific types of compromised information remain unknown. The report was issued on September 9, 2024.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-09-09-richland-county-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/richland-county
"id": "ric618072925",
"linkid": "richland-county",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2023",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Vermont',
'name': 'Richland County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-10-04',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-09-09',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Richland County experienced a data breach due to unauthorized '
'access to their network detected on or about October 4, 2023. '
'The breach involved potentially accessed personal information '
'between September 28, 2023, and October 26, 2023, but the '
'number of individuals affected and specific types of '
'compromised information remain unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-09-09',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Richland County Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}