The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on December 7, 2023, that Spectris Inc. experienced a data breach on May 30, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), affecting 1 resident and a total of 1,237 individuals. The breach revealed sensitive information, including Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services for 24 months through Experian were offered to the affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/spectris-plc
"id": "spe236072725",
"linkid": "spectris-plc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1237,
'name': 'Spectris Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1237,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-05-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-07',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on December '
'7, 2023, that Spectris Inc. experienced a data breach on May '
'30, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), '
'affecting 1 resident and a total of 1,237 individuals. The '
'breach revealed sensitive information, including Social '
'Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services for '
'24 months through Experian were offered to the affected '
'individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-07',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Spectris Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}