Sierra Club

Sierra Club

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on October 5, 2023, that the Sierra Club experienced an incident of insider wrongdoing involving a former employee on February 3, 2023. Approximately 813 individuals' personal information was compromised, including names and Social Security numbers, with 10 residents specifically affected. Sierra Club has offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1006fd14-1097-4703-8f62-5ce6e7086838.shtml

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

"id": "sie919072725",
"linkid": "sierraclub",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 813,
                        'industry': 'Environmental Conservation',
                        'name': 'Sierra Club',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Wrongdoing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 813,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-02-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-05',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on October '
                '5, 2023, that the Sierra Club experienced an incident of '
                'insider wrongdoing involving a former employee on February 3, '
                "2023. Approximately 813 individuals' personal information was "
                'compromised, including names and Social Security numbers, '
                'with 10 residents specifically affected. Sierra Club has '
                'offered 12 months of identity theft protection services '
                'through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-05',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of identity theft protection '
                                       'services'],
              'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
 'threat_actor': 'Former Employee',
 'title': 'Sierra Club Insider Wrongdoing Incident',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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