Township of Montclair

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Township of Montclair on April 19, 2024. The breach occurred between May 22, 2023, and June 1, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking), impacting a total of 17,835 individuals, including 5 Rhode Island residents. The compromised information included Driver's License Numbers or Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers, and identity theft protection services through Experian IdentityWorks 3B were offered to affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/74231d11-cf17-419c-b1ee-a776b1b48134.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/township-of-montclair

"id": "tow310072625",
"linkid": "township-of-montclair",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 17835,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Montclair',
                        'name': 'Township of Montclair',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 17835,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers",
                                              'Non-Driver Identification Card '
                                              'Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-04-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-19',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Township of Montclair on April 19, 2024. '
                'The breach occurred between May 22, 2023, and June 1, 2023, '
                'due to an external system breach (hacking), impacting a total '
                'of 17,835 individuals, including 5 Rhode Island residents. '
                "The compromised information included Driver's License Numbers "
                'or Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers, and identity theft '
                'protection services through Experian IdentityWorks 3B were '
                'offered to affected individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers",
                                 'Non-Driver Identification Card Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-19',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian IdentityWorks 3B'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Township of Montclair',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}