Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The breach was discovered on May 1, 2020, and may have involved the personal information of individuals, specifically names and Driver's License numbers. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1344e091-6e94-412d-a876-494035097d05.shtml

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sinclair-inc.

"id": "sin1055072825",
"linkid": "sinclair-inc.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Broadcasting',
                        'name': 'Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              "Driver's License numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2020-05-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-05',
 'description': 'The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. on October 5, '
                '2020. The breach was discovered on May 1, 2020, and may have '
                'involved the personal information of individuals, '
                "specifically names and Driver's License numbers. The number "
                'of affected individuals is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', "Driver's License numbers"]},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maryland Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}