Town of Bedford

The Town of Bedford reported a data breach involving unauthorized access to its email system on November 19, 2024. The breach, which was discovered on the same date, potentially compromised the personal information of 1,479 individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through TransUnion.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/a3b5d883-ea77-461d-b994-68887917164c.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-bedford-ma

"id": "tow246072925",
"linkid": "town-of-bedford-ma",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1479,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Bedford',
                        'name': 'Town of Bedford',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1479,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-11-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-19',
 'description': 'The Town of Bedford reported a data breach involving '
                'unauthorized access to its email system on November 19, 2024. '
                'The breach, which was discovered on the same date, '
                'potentially compromised the personal information of 1,479 '
                'individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. '
                'Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months '
                'through TransUnion.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'systems_affected': ['Email System']},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Town of Bedford',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}