The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Smith Transport, Inc. on April 27, 2022. The breach occurred on February 12, 2022, and involved an external system breach (hacking), potentially affecting 5,921 individuals and compromising personal information including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. Identity theft protection services through IDX were offered to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/smith-transport-inc-
"id": "smi310080525",
"linkid": "smith-transport-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5921,
'industry': 'Transportation',
'name': 'Smith Transport, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5921,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
"Driver's license numbers"]},
'date_detected': '2022-02-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-04-27',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Smith Transport, Inc. on April 27, 2022. The '
'breach occurred on February 12, 2022, and involved an '
'external system breach (hacking), potentially affecting 5,921 '
'individuals and compromising personal information including '
"names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. "
'Identity theft protection services through IDX were offered '
'to affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
"Driver's license numbers"],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-04-27',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'IDX (Identity Theft Protection '
'Services)'},
'title': 'Data Breach at Smith Transport, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}