Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

On March 11, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. The breach occurred from October 28, 2021, to November 15, 2021, resulting from unauthorized access by a third party. This incident potentially compromised the social security numbers of approximately 9,566 individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/642bed37-06a2-402e-82a0-6570f80996a5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ritchie-bros

"id": "rit404072825",
"linkid": "ritchie-bros",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 9566,
                        'industry': 'Auctioneering',
                        'name': 'Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 9566,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2022-03-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-03-11',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access by a third party potentially compromised '
                'social security numbers of approximately 9,566 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-03-11',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Third Party',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}