A major manufacturing company Tait Towers Manufacturing which produces rigging, lighting, and other equipment for concerts, and theatrical performances for live events, had experienced a data breach.
It affected the personal and financial information of its employees.
The breach began on February 16 when an unauthorized third party accessed a server and some employee email accounts.
Compromised information included employee names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers or financial account numbers.
Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/live-event-manufacturer-employee/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tait-towers
"id": "tai2584123",
"linkid": "tait-towers",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Manufacturing',
'name': 'Tait Towers Manufacturing',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': ['Server Access', 'Email Account Access'],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Email Addresses',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-02-16',
'description': 'A major manufacturing company, Tait Towers Manufacturing, '
'which produces rigging, lighting, and other equipment for '
'concerts and theatrical performances for live events, had '
'experienced a data breach. It affected the personal and '
'financial information of its employees. The breach began on '
'February 16 when an unauthorized third party accessed a '
'server and some employee email accounts. Compromised '
'information included employee names, addresses, email '
'addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers or '
'financial account numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Employee Names',
'Addresses',
'Email Addresses',
'Dates of Birth',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Financial Account Numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['Server', 'Email Accounts']},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'Data Breach at Tait Towers Manufacturing',
'type': 'Data Breach'}