Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth

On February 28, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth that occurred on July 14, 2022, due to external system hacking. Approximately 6,451 individuals were affected, including 2 Maine residents, and the compromised information included financial account numbers. Berkshire is offering 12 months of credit monitoring services through Experian to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/80df57d5-1c20-4e98-861a-5aca58758bd9.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/together-for-youth-ny

"id": "tog705072625",
"linkid": "together-for-youth-ny",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6451,
                        'industry': 'Youth Services',
                        'name': 'Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6451,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Financial Account Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2022-07-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-02-28',
 'description': 'A data breach involving the Berkshire Farm Center & Services '
                'for Youth occurred on July 14, 2022, due to external system '
                'hacking. Approximately 6,451 individuals were affected, '
                'including 2 Maine residents, and the compromised information '
                'included financial account numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Financial Account Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-02-28',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}