Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association on January 30, 2025. The breach, discovered on December 20, 2024, involved unauthorized access to the network, potentially affecting 20,997 individuals and including names combined with Social Security numbers. The incident was categorized as an external system breach (hacking).

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/93c8c3c5-1c8d-47bc-bf45-aefb701811f9.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/yazoo-valley-electric

"id": "yaz402072725",
"linkid": "yazoo-valley-electric",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 20997,
                        'industry': 'Energy',
                        'name': 'Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association',
                        'type': 'Electric Power Association'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 20997,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-12-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-01-30',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association on '
                'January 30, 2025. The breach, discovered on December 20, '
                '2024, involved unauthorized access to the network, '
                'potentially affecting 20,997 individuals and including names '
                'combined with Social Security numbers. The incident was '
                'categorized as an external system breach (hacking).',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-01-30',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}