Town of Stowe

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving the Town of Stowe on February 14, 2023. The breach, which occurred on August 29, 2022, was due to an external system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 377 individuals, including 4 residents. Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Experian, specifically Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B identity protection services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f4df19ef-ab77-4ad9-bd94-024823d12ea5.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-stowe-vermont

"id": "tow714072525",
"linkid": "town-of-stowe-vermont",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 377,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Stowe, Maine',
                        'name': 'Town of Stowe',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 377,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2023-02-14',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-02-14',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving the Town of Stowe on February 14, 2023. The breach, '
                'which occurred on August 29, 2022, was due to an external '
                'system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 377 individuals, '
                'including 4 residents. Identity theft protection services '
                'were offered for 12 months through Experian, specifically '
                'Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B identity protection '
                'services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-02-14',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian IdentityWorks Credit 3B'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Town of Stowe',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}