Security News > 2021 > June > Largest US propane distributor discloses '8-second' data breach
America's largest propane provider, AmeriGas, has disclosed a data breach that lasted ephemerally but impacted 123 employees.
This month's data breach was reported by the propane giant to the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General.
This month, AmeriGas has issued a data breach notification letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
The data breach originated at J. J. Keller, a vendor responsible for providing Department of Transportation compliance services to AmeriGas.
"To date, we are unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of this personal data as a result of this incident," disclosed AmeriGas in a sample data breach notification letter dated June 4th, 2021.
This incident marks the second data breach incident concerning AmeriGas this year.
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