The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that TradeZero America Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to customer information linked to its third-party vendor, Tawk.To, on July 29, 2024. The breach affected a total of 14,542 individuals, including 45 Maine residents. Affected information included names, Social Security numbers, financial information, and driver's license numbers; identity theft protection services, including 12 months of credit monitoring, were offered to impacted individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tradezero-america
"id": "tra831072625",
"linkid": "tradezero-america",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 14542,
'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'TradeZero America Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 14542,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
"driver's license "
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information',
'Financial Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-29',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to customer information linked to its '
'third-party vendor, Tawk.To.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial information',
"driver's license numbers"],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Third-party vendor Tawk.To'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services',
'12 months of credit monitoring']},
'title': 'TradeZero America Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}