Town of Colchester

The Town of Colchester reported a data security incident on January 19, 2022, related to fraudulent emails sent from Town email accounts, which were discovered on December 8, 2021. It is believed that the incident may have compromised employee emails, potentially exposing personal identifiable information, including names, Social Security numbers, and bank account details, although the exact number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ff881247-82e7-4eed-8789-c602dde2b8d5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-colchester-vt

"id": "tow252072825",
"linkid": "town-of-colchester-vt",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Colchester',
                        'name': 'Town of Colchester',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'bank account details']},
 'date_detected': '2021-12-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-01-19',
 'description': 'The Town of Colchester reported a data security incident on '
                'January 19, 2022, related to fraudulent emails sent from Town '
                'email accounts, which were discovered on December 8, 2021. It '
                'is believed that the incident may have compromised employee '
                'emails, potentially exposing personal identifiable '
                'information, including names, Social Security numbers, and '
                'bank account details, although the exact number of '
                'individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'bank account details']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Town of Colchester'}],
 'title': 'Data Security Incident at Town of Colchester',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}