Walsworth Publishing Company

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on November 22, 2024, that Walsworth Publishing Company experienced a data security incident on February 9, 2024, involving the potential exposure of customer names and payment card information. While no evidence of data exposure was found, Walsworth notified customers as a precautionary measure, with approximately UNKN individuals potentially affected.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-11-22-walsworth-publishing-company-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/walsworth-publishing

"id": "wal453072925",
"linkid": "walsworth-publishing",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
                        'industry': 'Publishing',
                        'name': 'Walsworth Publishing Company',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Notified customers as a precautionary measure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Customer names',
                                              'Payment card information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-22',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on '
                'November 22, 2024, that Walsworth Publishing Company '
                'experienced a data security incident on February 9, 2024, '
                'involving the potential exposure of customer names and '
                'payment card information. While no evidence of data exposure '
                'was found, Walsworth notified customers as a precautionary '
                'measure, with approximately UNKN individuals potentially '
                'affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer names', 'Payment card information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-22',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified customers as a precautionary '
                                        'measure'},
 'title': 'Walsworth Publishing Company Data Security Incident',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}