July 3, 2024 — The U.S. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has acknowledged a data breach and begun to notify customers who were affected by it.
The ASMFC data breach reportedly took place on April 6, 2024. The commission stated that “it was the victim of a cybersecurity incident” that affected the organization’s electronic systems. The data breach notification was shared by the ASMFC with the Office of the Maine Attorney General on June 28 through their legal counsel.
In its notification, the ASMFC shared that around 9,895 people, including 3,823 Maine residents could be affected by the data breach. Hackers allegedly stole a company database containing sensitive Personal Identifiable Information (PII), along with financial records of the commission. The cause of the data breach has been reported as “external system breach (hacking).”