The Walman Optical Company

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that The Walman Optical Company experienced a data breach resulting from external hacking on August 21, 2020. The breach affected 5,282 individuals, with 2 residents specifically reported as affected, and involved compromised Social Security Numbers. Notification of the breach occurred on March 19, 2021, following the discovery of the breach on the same date as the event.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/393d9b69-8536-43b2-bfe7-8c9fd4f2efbb.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/walman-optical

"id": "wal343072925",
"linkid": "walman-optical",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5282,
                        'industry': 'Optical',
                        'name': 'Walman Optical Company',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5282,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2020-08-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-03-19',
 'description': 'The Walman Optical Company experienced a data breach '
                'resulting from external hacking on August 21, 2020. The '
                'breach affected 5,282 individuals, with 2 residents '
                'specifically reported as affected, and involved compromised '
                'Social Security Numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Walman Optical Company Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}