AccessLex Institute

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving AccessLex Institute on October 8, 2024. The breach occurred on February 26, 2024, and involved unauthorized access to personal information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, and financial account numbers of clients of Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. (FBCS). The specific number of individuals affected is not provided.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-593097

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/accesslex

"id": "acc814072525",
"linkid": "accesslex",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'AccessLex Institute',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'phone numbers',
                                              'financial account numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-10-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-08',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving AccessLex Institute on October 8, 2024. The '
                'breach occurred on February 26, 2024, and involved '
                'unauthorized access to personal information including names, '
                'addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, phone '
                'numbers, and financial account numbers of clients of '
                'Financial Business and Consumer Solutions, Inc. (FBCS). The '
                'specific number of individuals affected is not provided.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'phone numbers',
                                 'financial account numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-08',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at AccessLex Institute',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}