On April 10, 2023, the Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Webster Bank due to a ransomware attack on its vendor, Guardian Analytics, Inc. The breach affected 240 Maine residents, with 82 individuals having their name, Social Security number, and financial account number compromised. The unauthorized access occurred between November 27, 2022, and January 17, 2023.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/webster-bank
"id": "web624072825",
"linkid": "webster-bank",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 240,
'industry': 'Banking',
'location': 'Maine',
'name': 'Webster Bank',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 82,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Name',
'Social Security number',
'Financial account number']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-04-10',
'description': 'A data breach involving Webster Bank due to a ransomware '
'attack on its vendor, Guardian Analytics, Inc., affecting 240 '
'Maine residents.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name',
'Social Security number',
'Financial account number']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-04-10',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'Webster Bank Data Breach via Guardian Analytics Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Data Breach'}