ViewSonic Corporation

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that ViewSonic Corporation experienced a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a single employee's email account between August 16, 2022, and September 9, 2022. The breach affected the Social Security number of one Maine resident, and a total of 637 individuals were potentially affected. Notification was mailed to the affected resident on November 23, 2022.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/3cbb3327-003a-4697-9dfe-45ec26ee7b71.shtml

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

"id": "vie625072725",
"linkid": "viewsonic",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 637,
                        'industry': 'Technology',
                        'name': 'ViewSonic Corporation',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security number']},
 'date_detected': '2022-08-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-23',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to a single employee's email account at "
                'ViewSonic Corporation, affecting the Social Security number '
                'of one Maine resident and potentially 637 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security number'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-23',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'ViewSonic Corporation Email Account Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}