Twin Med, LLC

The Maine Attorney General's Office disclosed a data breach affecting Twin Med, which occurred between September 28, 2020, and October 4, 2020. The incident compromised the personal information of eight Maine residents, specifically their names and Social Security numbers (SSNs) highly sensitive data that can facilitate identity theft and financial fraud. Twin Med responded by offering affected individuals a complimentary one-year membership in credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian, aiming to mitigate potential harm. The breach, though limited in scale (only eight individuals), involved critical personally identifiable information (PII), raising concerns about long-term risks such as fraudulent credit applications, tax fraud, or unauthorized access to financial accounts. The exposure of SSNs is particularly severe, as such data is permanent and cannot be easily replaced, making victims vulnerable to sustained exploitation. While the company took remedial steps, the breach underscores vulnerabilities in data protection practices, especially in sectors handling sensitive healthcare-related information.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9690bcbd-0c21-4651-a110-15c7a29f8c3b.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/twinmed-llc

"id": "twi1007091725",
"linkid": "twinmed-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8,
                        'name': 'Twin Med',
                        'type': 'Organization'},
                       {'industry': 'Legal/Regulatory',
                        'location': 'Maine, USA',
                        'name': "Maine Attorney General's Office",
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Complimentary one-year credit monitoring and identity '
                        'theft protection services offered to affected '
                        'individuals via Experian',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 8,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-24',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Twin Med, affecting the personal information of '
                'eight Maine residents. The compromised data included names '
                'and Social Security numbers. Twin Med offered affected '
                'individuals a complimentary one-year membership in credit '
                'monitoring and identity theft protection services through '
                'Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (SSNs exposed)'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-24',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Attorney '
                                                       "General's Office"},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Maine Attorney '
                                        "General's Office; offer of credit "
                                        'monitoring to affected individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': 'Experian (credit monitoring '
                                        'services)'},
 'title': 'Twin Med Data Breach (2020)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}