Walter's Automotive Group

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Walter's Automotive Group, which occurred between June 9, 2021, and June 16, 2021, due to unauthorized access (hacking) to its network. A total of 11,118 individuals were affected, with Social Security Numbers being the compromised type of information. The breach was discovered on August 4, 2021, and the incident was officially reported on August 19, 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b8cf3e2b-4554-4698-b965-9d6e600defa3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/walter's-automotive-group

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"linkid": "walter's-automotive-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 11118,
                        'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'name': "Walter's Automotive Group",
                        'type': 'Business'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 11118,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-08-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-19',
 'description': "Unauthorized access (hacking) to the network of Walter's "
                'Automotive Group resulted in a data breach affecting 11,118 '
                'individuals, compromising Social Security Numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': "Data Breach at Walter's Automotive Group",
 'type': 'Data Breach'}