The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Universal Lenders on January 21, 2025. The breach occurred on November 7, 2024, involving unauthorized access to certain files that may have contained personal information, including names. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-21-universal-lenders-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/universal-lenders
"id": "uni318072625",
"linkid": "universal-lenders",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Universal Lenders', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information', 'Names']},
'date_detected': '2025-01-21',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-01-21',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Universal Lenders on January 21, 2025. The '
'breach occurred on November 7, 2024, involving unauthorized '
'access to certain files that may have contained personal '
'information, including names. The number of affected '
'individuals is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information', 'Names']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-01-21',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Universal Lenders',
'type': 'Data Breach'}