Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach incident involving the Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (WECA) that occurred between January 21, 2024, and January 22, 2024. The breach affected the personal information of seven Maine residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers, as part of a broader breach impacting a total of 35,290 individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e131b820-4650-42c8-8603-f22bd6b21e3b.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/western-electrical-contractors-association-inc-

"id": "wes723072625",
"linkid": "western-electrical-contractors-association-inc-",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 35290,
                        'industry': 'Electrical Contracting',
                        'name': 'Western Electrical Contractors Association, '
                                'Inc. (WECA)',
                        'type': 'Association'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 35290,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2024-01-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-29',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on August '
                '29, 2024, a data breach incident involving the Western '
                'Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. (WECA) that occurred '
                'between January 21, 2024, and January 22, 2024. The breach '
                'affected the personal information of seven Maine residents, '
                "including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's "
                'license numbers, as part of a broader breach impacting a '
                'total of 35,290 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers"]},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-29',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. '
          '(WECA)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}