The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Acclaim Technical Services, Inc. (ATS) was the target of a state-sponsored cyber intrusion that began on August 26, 2015. The breach potentially compromised personal information including names, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive data of individuals involved in background investigations. The reported date was December 23, 2015.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-59396
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/acclaim-technical-services
"id": "acc647072625",
"linkid": "acclaim-technical-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2015",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technical Services',
'name': 'Acclaim Technical Services, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'other sensitive data']},
'date_detected': '2015-08-26',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-12-23',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Acclaim Technical Services, Inc. (ATS) was the target of a '
'state-sponsored cyber intrusion that began on August 26, '
'2015. The breach potentially compromised personal information '
'including names, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive '
'data of individuals involved in background investigations.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'other sensitive data']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-12-23',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'State-Sponsored',
'title': 'State-Sponsored Cyber Intrusion at Acclaim Technical Services, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}