United States Association for UNHCR

United States Association for UNHCR

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach by the United States Association for UNHCR on December 27, 2021. The breach occurred between April 23, 2021, and August 11, 2021, affecting 295 individuals, with sensitive information such as Social Security Numbers potentially compromised. Identity theft protection services, including one year of credit monitoring with Equifax, were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c14174fe-dc87-4371-a01a-c56eaa8446c7.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/usa-for-unhcr

"id": "usa756072525",
"linkid": "usa-for-unhcr",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 295,
                        'industry': 'Humanitarian Aid',
                        'name': 'United States Association for UNHCR',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 295,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-12-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-12-27',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach by the United States Association for UNHCR on December '
                '27, 2021. The breach occurred between April 23, 2021, and '
                'August 11, 2021, affecting 295 individuals, with sensitive '
                'information such as Social Security Numbers potentially '
                'compromised. Identity theft protection services, including '
                'one year of credit monitoring with Equifax, were offered to '
                'those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-12-27',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Identity theft protection services',
                                       'One year of credit monitoring with '
                                       'Equifax']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at United States Association for UNHCR',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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