Town of Salem, New Hampshire

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Town of Salem, New Hampshire on June 26, 2021. The breach occurred between October 19 and October 21, 2020, and involved unauthorized access to the network, affecting a total of 38,998 individuals, including 403 residents. The information compromised included financial account numbers in combination with security codes.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b6cddbf3-abea-4939-8499-59f1944d029b.shtml

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

"id": "tow845072625",
"linkid": "town-of-salem",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 38998,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Salem, New Hampshire',
                        'name': 'Town of Salem, New Hampshire',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 38998,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
                                              'security codes']},
 'date_detected': '2021-06-26',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-26',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Town of Salem, New Hampshire on June 26, '
                '2021. The breach occurred between October 19 and October 21, '
                '2020, and involved unauthorized access to the network, '
                'affecting a total of 38,998 individuals, including 403 '
                'residents. The information compromised included financial '
                'account numbers in combination with security codes.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
                                 'security codes']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-26',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Town of Salem, New Hampshire',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}