The Maine Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. on December 30, 2024, after unauthorized access to company files was detected on December 11, 2024. The incident compromised sensitive personal information of 520 individuals, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers, with at least one Maine resident confirmed as affected. The breach exposed highly confidential data, posing significant risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and reputational harm to the impacted individuals. In response, the company is offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services to mitigate potential damages. The nature of the stolen data particularly Social Security numbers heightens the severity, as such information is frequently exploited in long-term fraud schemes. While the breach did not involve ransomware or a full-scale operational disruption, the leak of personally identifiable information (PII) of customers aligns with attacks that have major financial and reputational consequences, especially given the sensitivity of the exposed records. The company’s proactive measures (credit monitoring) suggest an acknowledgment of the breach’s seriousness, though the long-term impact on trust and regulatory compliance remains a concern.
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 520,
'name': 'Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.',
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'customer_advisories': '24 months of complimentary credit monitoring services '
'offered to affected individuals',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes (unauthorized access to files)',
'number_of_records_exposed': 520,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
"driver's license "
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2024-12-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-12-30',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. on '
'December 30, 2024. The breach, discovered on December 11, '
'2024, involved unauthorized access to files, compromising '
"names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers "
'of 520 individuals, with 1 resident specifically affected. '
'The company is offering 24 months of complimentary credit '
'monitoring services as a response.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
"driver's license numbers"],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII exposed)'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Office of the '
'Attorney General'},
'response': {'recovery_measures': '24 months of complimentary credit '
'monitoring services for affected '
'individuals'},
'title': 'Data Breach at Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}