The Maine Attorney General's Office reported on February 23, 2024, that Walmart Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) affecting 204 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The breach occurred between December 3, 2024, and February 5, 2024, and involved compromised Social Security Numbers. Walmart offered 24 months of identity theft protection services through Kroll, including identity theft and fraud monitoring services.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/walmart
"id": "wal351072925",
"linkid": "walmart",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 204,
'industry': 'Retail',
'location': 'Global',
'name': 'Walmart Inc.',
'size': 'Large',
'type': 'Retail'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 204,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-02-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-23',
'description': 'Walmart Inc. experienced an external system breach (hacking) '
'affecting 204 individuals, including 1 Maine resident. The '
'breach involved compromised Social Security Numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-23',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['24 months of identity theft protection '
'services'],
'third_party_assistance': ['Kroll']},
'title': 'Walmart Inc. External System Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}