On March 15, 2022, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a breach involving the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office. The breach was discovered on approximately October 25, 2021, when suspicious activity was detected on the network, revealing that the systems had been infected by malware. The breach potentially compromised personal information of an unspecified number of individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. However, details on the number of individuals affected and any misuse of the information remain unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-551720
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/1st-judical-court-caddo-parish-district-attorney's-office
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Caddo Parish',
'name': 'Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-10-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-03-15',
'description': 'The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office discovered '
'suspicious activity on its network on approximately October '
'25, 2021, and found that its systems had been infected by '
'malware. The breach potentially compromised personal '
'information of an unspecified number of individuals, '
'including names and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-03-15',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}