On March 4, 2016, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported a data breach involving TN Marketing, which affected 162 residents. The breach involved the compromise of electronic records, specifically credit and debit numbers. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financial information and the potential impact on individuals' financial security.
Source: https://www.mass.gov/lists/data-breach-notification-reports
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tn-marketing
"id": "tn-425071725",
"linkid": "tn-marketing",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 162,
'location': 'Massachusetts',
'name': 'TN Marketing',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 162,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['credit and debit numbers']},
'date_detected': '2016-03-04',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-03-04',
'description': 'The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business '
'Regulation reported a data breach involving TN Marketing, '
'which affected 162 residents. The breach involved the '
'compromise of electronic records, specifically credit and '
'debit numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['credit and debit numbers'],
'payment_information_risk': True},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-03-04',
'source': 'Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and '
'Business Regulation'}],
'title': 'TN Marketing Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}