On July 15, 2024, WinStar Farm LLC suffered a cybersecurity breach where unauthorized actors gained access to its systems, compromising personal information of individuals. The exposed data included sensitive details such as names and Social Security numbers (SSNs). While the incident triggered immediate notifications to law enforcement authorities, there was no confirmed evidence of identity theft, financial fraud, or misuse of the compromised data at the time of reporting. The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed the event on November 11, 2024, emphasizing the potential risk to affected individuals but noting the absence of direct harm like monetary loss or fraudulent activity linked to the breach. The nature of the attack suggests a targeted intrusion aimed at harvesting personally identifiable information (PII), though the full scope of the exposure and long-term consequences remain under investigation.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-11-11-winstar-farm-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/winstar-farm-llc
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"linkid": "winstar-farm-llc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Agriculture / Thoroughbred Racing',
'location': 'Vermont, USA',
'name': 'WinStar Farm LLC',
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs)',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-11',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'WinStar Farm LLC experienced a cybersecurity incident on July '
'15, 2024, where unauthorized access to systems occurred, '
'potentially affecting personal information, including names '
'and Social Security numbers. The incident prompted prompt '
'notifications to law enforcement but did not result in '
'confirmed identity theft or fraud.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (no confirmed cases)'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-11',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Vermont Office of the '
'Attorney General']},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'title': 'WinStar Farm LLC Cybersecurity Incident (July 2024)',
'type': 'Unauthorized Access / Data Breach'}