On October 1, 2024, Tecta America Corporation suffered a data breach caused by external hacking, compromising sensitive personal information of 22,573 individuals, including 324 Maine residents. The exposed data included Social Security numbers, financial account details, and driver’s license information highly sensitive records that significantly increase risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm. The company issued written notifications to affected individuals on January 2, 2025, nearly three months after the incident, and is providing 12 months of free credit monitoring as a remedial measure. The breach’s scale and the nature of the leaked data particularly financial and government-issued identifiers suggest severe operational and legal repercussions, including potential regulatory penalties, lawsuits, and erosion of customer trust. The delayed disclosure further exacerbates the impact, as affected parties remained vulnerable without awareness or protective measures during the interim period.
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"linkid": "tecta-america-corp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 22573,
'industry': 'Construction / Roofing',
'location': 'United States',
'name': 'Tecta America Corporation',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
'customer_advisories': 'Written notifications sent to affected individuals on '
'2025-01-02, offering 12 months of complimentary '
'credit monitoring services',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 22573,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial account information',
"driver's license details"]},
'date_detected': '2024-10-01',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Tecta '
'America Corporation experienced a data breach involving '
'external hacking on October 1, 2024. Approximately 22,573 '
'individuals were affected, including 324 Maine residents, '
'with compromised information including Social Security '
"numbers, financial account information, and driver's license "
'details. Written notifications were sent to affected '
'individuals on January 2, 2025, and Tecta is offering 12 '
'months of complimentary credit monitoring services.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'financial account information',
"driver's license details"],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
'exposed)'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
'Attorney General'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
'affected individuals on 2025-01-02',
'recovery_measures': 'Offered 12 months of complimentary credit '
'monitoring services to affected '
'individuals'},
'title': 'Tecta America Corporation Data Breach (2024)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}