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	"title": "Maine govt notifies 1.3 million people of MOVEit data breach",
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	"plain_text": "Maine govt notifies 1.3 million people of MOVEit data breach\r\nBy Bill Toulas\r\nPublished: 2023-11-10 · Archived: 2026-04-05 23:38:09 UTC\r\nThe State of Maine has announced that its systems were breached after threat actors exploited a vulnerability in the\r\nMOVEit file transfer tool and accessed personal information of about 1.3 million, which is close to the state's entire\r\npopulation.\r\nMOVEit attacks were part of a massive data theft campaign from the Clop ransomware gang who, on May 27, started to\r\nexploit a zero-day vulnerability in the software product.\r\nVarious Maine state agencies were among the thousands of organizations worldwide using the Progress Software data\r\ntransfer product.\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-govt-notifies-13-million-people-of-moveit-data-breach/\r\nPage 1 of 4\n\n0:00\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-govt-notifies-13-million-people-of-moveit-data-breach/\r\nPage 2 of 4\n\nVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE\r\n\"On May 31, 2023, the State of Maine became aware of a software vulnerability in MOVEit, a third-party file transfer tool\r\nowned by Progress Software and used by thousands of entities worldwide to send and receive data,\" reads the press release.\r\n\"The software vulnerability was exploited by a group of cybercriminals and allowed them to access and download files\r\nbelonging to certain agencies in the State of Maine between May 28, 2023, and May 29, 2023\" - The State of Maine\r\nThe exposed information belonging to 1.3 million individuals, including minors, concerns the following data types:\r\nFull name\r\nSocial Security number (SSN)\r\nDate of birth\r\nDriver’s license\r\nState identification number\r\nTaxpayer identification number\r\nHealth insurance information\r\nThe exact data types exposed for each individual varies depending on their interaction with Maine’s state agencies.\r\nThe most impacted agency was Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services, followed by the Maine Department of\r\nEducation.\r\nOther departments affected by the MOVEit breach, albeit to a lesser extent, are the Administrative and Financial Services,\r\nWorkers’ Compensation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Corrections, Economic and Community Development, Professional and\r\nFinancial Regulation, and Labor.\r\nThe State of Maine explains that the delay in notifying the public about the exposure of sensitive data was due to conducting\r\na thorough investigation.\r\nAll affected citizens whose SSNs or tax information was exposed will receive notifications with instructions for opting for\r\nfree-of-charge two-year credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.\r\nRecipients are advised to regularly monitor their financial accounts for suspicious activity or charges they don’t recognize\r\nand contact their bank and/or law enforcement authorities to report it as soon as possible.\r\nThe State of Maine has also set up a dedicated call center to address people’s concerns about this security incident at (877)\r\n618-3659 (Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 9 PM ET).\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-govt-notifies-13-million-people-of-moveit-data-breach/\r\nPage 3 of 4\n\nAutomated Pentesting Covers Only 1 of 6 Surfaces.\r\nAutomated pentesting proves the path exists. BAS proves whether your controls stop it. Most teams run one without the\r\nother.\r\nThis whitepaper maps six validation surfaces, shows where coverage ends, and provides practitioners with three diagnostic\r\nquestions for any tool evaluation.\r\nSource: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-govt-notifies-13-million-people-of-moveit-data-breach/\r\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/maine-govt-notifies-13-million-people-of-moveit-data-breach/\r\nPage 4 of 4\n\nand contact their The State of Maine bank and/or law has also set enforcement authorities up a dedicated call to report center to address it as soon as possible. people’s concerns about this security incident at (877)\n618-3659 (Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 9 PM ET).  \n   Page 3 of 4",
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