The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Rowley Agency, LLC on December 26, 2023. The breach was discovered on October 26, 2023, due to unauthorized access to an employee's email account, potentially exposing the full names and Social Security numbers of individuals. A total of 1 Maine resident was affected, with notification letters sent on December 22, 2023 and identity theft protection services offered for 12 months through TransUnion.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-rowley-agency
"id": "the207072625",
"linkid": "the-rowley-agency",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Rowley Agency, LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'customer_advisories': 'Identity theft protection services offered for 12 '
'months through TransUnion',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full Names',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-10-26',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-26',
'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account "
'potentially exposed the full names and Social Security '
'numbers of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full Names', 'Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-26',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters sent on December '
'22, 2023',
'third_party_assistance': 'TransUnion'},
'title': 'Data Breach at Rowley Agency, LLC',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Account'}