The Southwestern Family of Companies

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Southwestern Family of Companies on August 1, 2022. The breach, discovered on March 1, 2022, occurred on November 17, 2021 and affected a total of 7,170 individuals, including 17 Maine residents. The compromised information included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, with identity theft protection services offered for twelve months through Equifax.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/d4b63215-ec70-4b2f-8039-8f55ff4cd722.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/southwestern-family-of-companies

"id": "sou946072525",
"linkid": "southwestern-family-of-companies",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7170,
                        'name': 'The Southwestern Family of Companies',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7170,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-03-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-08-01',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving The Southwestern Family of Companies on '
                'August 1, 2022. The breach, discovered on March 1, 2022, '
                'occurred on November 17, 2021 and affected a total of 7,170 '
                'individuals, including 17 Maine residents. The compromised '
                'information included names, addresses, and Social Security '
                'numbers, with identity theft protection services offered for '
                'twelve months through Equifax.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-08-01',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Equifax'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Southwestern Family of Companies',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}