Woodward Communications, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Woodward Communications, Inc. experienced a data breach on January 19, 2023. The breach was discovered on the same day, resulting from external system hacking, which may have affected a total of 12,467 individuals, including 4 residents of Maine. The compromised information included Social Security Numbers, and Woodward has offered complimentary 12 months of identity theft protection services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/e3f4d390-9dd7-4c17-9a48-6a9f3ff58da3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/woodward-communications-inc

"id": "woo503072525",
"linkid": "woodward-communications-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12467,
                        'name': 'Woodward Communications, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12467,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2023-01-19',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Woodward Communications, Inc. experienced a data breach on '
                'January 19, 2023. The breach was discovered on the same day, '
                'resulting from external system hacking, which may have '
                'affected a total of 12,467 individuals, including 4 residents '
                'of Maine. The compromised information included Social '
                'Security Numbers, and Woodward has offered complimentary 12 '
                'months of identity theft protection services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Complimentary 12 months of identity '
                                       'theft protection services']},
 'title': 'Woodward Communications, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}