Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on July 24, 2023, that the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, experienced a cyberattack on April 22, 2023. This attack may have affected personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The affected individuals were notified that their information may have been impacted on or about July 7, 2023. However, there is currently no indication that any data has been used or compromised.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-07-24-town-north-kingstown-rhode-island-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-north-kingstown

"id": "tow519072625",
"linkid": "town-of-north-kingstown",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "4/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Rhode Island',
                        'name': 'Town of North Kingstown',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2023-04-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-24',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on July '
                '24, 2023, that the Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, '
                'experienced a cyberattack on April 22, 2023, which may have '
                'affected personal information, including names, addresses, '
                "Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The "
                'affected individuals were notified that their information may '
                'have been impacted on or about July 7, 2023, but there is '
                'currently no indication that any data has been used or '
                'compromised.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers"]},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-24',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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