US Cellular

US Cellular

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at US Cellular on September 18, 2020, involving hacking. The breach affected a total of 78 individuals, with 1 resident specifically impacted. The breach was discovered on September 23, 2020, and notifications were sent out on October 3, 2020.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/577031e8-6248-4ade-aa9e-70368cbab6c7.shtml

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

"id": "usc350072925",
"linkid": "uscellular",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 78,
                        'industry': 'Telecommunications',
                        'name': 'US Cellular',
                        'type': 'Telecommunications Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 78},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-03',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that US '
                'Cellular experienced a data breach on September 18, 2020, '
                'involving hacking, which affected a total of 78 individuals, '
                'with 1 resident specifically impacted. The breach was '
                'discovered on September 23, 2020, and notifications were sent '
                'out on October 3, 2020.',
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'US Cellular Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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