Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to its systems, discovered on March 25, 2023. The breach potentially affected personal data including Social Security numbers, with a total of 1,734 individuals impacted. Taro provided notification to one Maine resident on April 19, 2023.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0cdf5581-aaa2-4bd6-90da-a32de4114a97.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/taro-pharmaceuticals

"id": "tar937072825",
"linkid": "taro-pharmaceuticals",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1734,
                        'industry': 'Pharmaceuticals',
                        'name': 'Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1734,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2023-03-25',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. '
                'systems, potentially affecting personal data including Social '
                'Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}