Ohio Historical Society

Ohio Historical Society reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2023-07-09 and was reported on 2023-08-23. 54 Indiana residents were affected. 7,600 individuals affected in total.

The Ohio Historical Society reported a data breach to the Maine Attorney General, indicating that an external system breach (hacking) occurred on July 9, 2023. The breach, which was discovered the same day, affected 16 Maine residents. The compromised information includes names in combination with financial account numbers or credit/debit card numbers and their associated security codes or PINs. The organization began notifying affected individuals in writing on August 23, 2023, and offered 12 months of identity theft protection services through IDX/Zerofox.

On July 9, 2023, cyber criminals executed a ransomware attack on the Ohio Historical Society (dba Ohio History Connection), encrypting data on internal servers. The attackers demanded a ransom which the organization could not pay; after an offer was rejected, some data was released to the public. The incident potentially affected 3 New Hampshire residents (donors). The organization engaged forensic consultants, notified the FBI, and offered credit monitoring. Systems were restored and migrated to cloud-based services with enhanced security measures.

Ohio Historical Society reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2023-08-22. 28 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.