The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Heritage Group on May 16, 2023. The breach occurred on January 13, 2023, and involved unauthorized access resulting from a ransomware attack, potentially exposing sensitive personal information of one individual, including Social Security number and other personal identifiers. Identity theft protection services were offered as a response.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-heritage-group
"id": "the514072825",
"linkid": "the-heritage-group",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
'name': 'The Heritage Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security number',
'Other personal identifiers']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-13',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-16',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving The Heritage Group on May 16, 2023. The '
'breach occurred on January 13, 2023, and involved '
'unauthorized access resulting from a ransomware attack, '
'potentially exposing sensitive personal information of one '
'individual, including Social Security number and other '
'personal identifiers. Identity theft protection services were '
'offered as a response.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security number',
'Other personal identifiers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-16',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at The Heritage Group',
'type': 'Data Breach'}