South Walton Fire District

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving South Walton Fire District (SWFD) on November 21, 2022. The breach, which was discovered on October 20, 2022, involved unauthorized access to SWFD's computer network via ransomware on May 30, 2022, affecting a total of 25,351 individuals, including 11 Maine residents. Personal information, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised, and SWFD has offered identity theft protection services for 12 months to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e9b7f5c6-01e2-4b6e-a7fe-759da8fe177a.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/south-walton-fire-district

"id": "sou621080425",
"linkid": "south-walton-fire-district",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 25351,
                        'industry': 'Public Safety',
                        'location': 'Florida, USA',
                        'name': 'South Walton Fire District',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 25351,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-10-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-21',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving South Walton Fire District (SWFD) on '
                'November 21, 2022. The breach, which was discovered on '
                "October 20, 2022, involved unauthorized access to SWFD's "
                'computer network via ransomware on May 30, 2022, affecting a '
                'total of 25,351 individuals, including 11 Maine residents. '
                'Personal information, including Social Security numbers, may '
                'have been compromised, and SWFD has offered identity theft '
                'protection services for 12 months to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-21',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services for '
                                       '12 months']},
 'title': 'South Walton Fire District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}