Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc. on June 18, 2024. The breach, which occurred on April 17, 2024, was due to an external system breach (hacking) and affected a total of 12,786 individuals, including 12 residents. Identity theft protection services through Experian were offered for 24 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/64c7c259-76f1-4ad5-b4cc-aa49e0421716.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/santander-us

"id": "san309080525",
"linkid": "santander-us",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12786,
                        'industry': 'Finance',
                        'name': 'Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc.',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12786},
 'date_detected': '2024-04-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-18',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc. on June 18, '
                '2024. The breach, which occurred on April 17, 2024, was due '
                'to an external system breach (hacking) and affected a total '
                'of 12,786 individuals, including 12 residents. Identity theft '
                'protection services through Experian were offered for 24 '
                'months.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-06-18',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
 'title': 'Santander Holdings U.S.A., Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}