The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Sears Hometown Stores, Inc. experienced a data breach as a result of external system hacking on June 3, 2021. The breach affected 825 individuals, including 1 resident in Maine, and involved exposure of Social Security numbers. The breach was discovered on June 24, 2021, and identity theft protection services were offered through Kroll for one year.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sears-hometown-and-outlet-stores-inc-shos-
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"linkid": "sears-hometown-and-outlet-stores-inc-shos-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 825,
'industry': 'Retail',
'name': 'Sears Hometown Stores, Inc.',
'type': 'Retail'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 825,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-06-24',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Sears '
'Hometown Stores, Inc. experienced a data breach as a result '
'of external system hacking on June 3, 2021. The breach '
'affected 825 individuals, including 1 resident in Maine, and '
'involved exposure of Social Security numbers. The breach was '
'discovered on June 24, 2021, and identity theft protection '
'services were offered through Kroll for one year.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
'title': 'Sears Hometown Stores Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}