Upper Merion Township

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Upper Merion Township experienced a data breach on December 27, 2023, due to an external system breach (hacking). The incident was discovered on August 9, 2024, affecting 2,961 individuals, including 1 resident, and involved unauthorized access to personal information. Identity theft protection services were offered, including 12 months of TransUnion single bureau credit monitoring.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/2d538c0d-3f42-44cc-a18d-c77fc2bc3d33.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/upper-merion-township

"id": "upp406072525",
"linkid": "upper-merion-township",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2961,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Upper Merion Township',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2961,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2024-08-09',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Upper '
                'Merion Township experienced a data breach on December 27, '
                '2023, due to an external system breach (hacking). The '
                'incident was discovered on August 9, 2024, affecting 2,961 '
                'individuals, including 1 resident, and involved unauthorized '
                'access to personal information. Identity theft protection '
                'services were offered, including 12 months of TransUnion '
                'single bureau credit monitoring.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Upper Merion Township Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}