An unauthorized third party viewed or acquired the personal information of several residents of Town of Deerfield.
Springbrook Software, Deerfield’s data storage provider, notified the town of the incident that an unauthorized third party reviewed or acquired personal information.
The town offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through a cyber security vendor for 24 months.
Source: https://www.recorder.com/Deerfield-residents-victim-of-security-breach-42259800
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-deerfield
"id": "tow223625123",
"linkid": "town-of-deerfield",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "09/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Several Residents',
'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'Deerfield',
'name': 'Town of Deerfield',
'type': 'Municipality'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unspecified',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'description': 'An unauthorized third party viewed or acquired the personal '
'information of several residents of Town of Deerfield.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Free credit monitoring and identity theft '
'protection services for 24 months',
'third_party_assistance': 'Cyber Security Vendor'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'Unauthorized Access to Personal Information of Deerfield Residents',
'type': 'Data Breach'}