Upper Peninsula Power Company

Upper Peninsula Power Company

On November 23, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) experienced a network intrusion on June 23, 2022. This incident may have affected the Social Security numbers of approximately 39,400 individuals. As a precaution, UPPCO is offering 12 months of IDX credit monitoring and identity protection services following the incident.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/af15baab-b66a-40fd-82d4-9db2b9e2c74c.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/upperpeninsulapowercompany

"id": "upp1046072625",
"linkid": "upperpeninsulapowercompany",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 39400,
                        'industry': 'Energy',
                        'location': 'Upper Peninsula, Michigan',
                        'name': 'Upper Peninsula Power Company',
                        'type': 'Utility Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 39400,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2022-06-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-23',
 'description': 'Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) experienced a network '
                'intrusion on June 23, 2022, which may have affected the '
                'Social Security numbers of approximately 39,400 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-23',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Upper Peninsula Power Company Network Intrusion',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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