The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on October 11, 2024, that Wellfleet Group experienced a data security incident related to personal health information due to a misconfiguration on their website. The breach was discovered on August 1, 2024, but Wellfleet confirmed that specific referrals of affected individuals were not publicly accessible. Approximately 50 Rhode Island residents were specifically noted as impacted by this incident.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-10-11-wellfleet-group-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/wellfleetinsurance
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"linkid": "wellfleetinsurance",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Approximately 50 Rhode Island '
'residents',
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Wellfleet Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Misconfiguration',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Approximately 50',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information'},
'date_detected': '2024-08-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-11',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'October 11, 2024, that Wellfleet Group experienced a data '
'security incident related to personal health information due '
'to a misconfiguration on their website. The breach was '
'discovered on August 1, 2024, but Wellfleet confirmed that '
'specific referrals of affected individuals were not publicly '
'accessible. Approximately 50 Rhode Island residents were '
'specifically noted as impacted by this incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Health Information'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-11',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Wellfleet Group Data Security Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Website Misconfiguration'}