The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on May 10, 2024, that The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) experienced a data breach on April 10, 2024, due to unauthorized access to their accounting system. The breach potentially affected the personal information, including the name, address, Social Security number, and direct deposit account information, of one Maine resident. SACNAS is offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1b50fed1-fd12-4015-879d-cb4b8f6933e9.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sacnas

"id": "sac250072925",
"linkid": "sacnas",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Education and Science',
                        'name': 'SACNAS',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['name',
                                                         'address',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'number'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Financial Information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-04-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-10',
 'description': 'The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and '
                'Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) experienced a data '
                'breach on April 10, 2024, due to unauthorized access to their '
                'accounting system. The breach potentially affected the '
                'personal information, including the name, address, Social '
                'Security number, and direct deposit account information, of '
                'one Maine resident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['name',
                                 'address',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'direct deposit account information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['accounting system']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-10',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'SACNAS Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}