The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the American Civil Liberties Union, Inc. on August 14, 2020. The breach, occurring from February 7, 2020, to May 20, 2020, involved a ransomware cyberattack affecting approximately 86,269 Washington residents, compromising names and full dates of birth.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aclu
"id": "acl142072625",
"linkid": "aclu",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 86269,
'industry': 'Civil Liberties',
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.',
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 86269,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full Dates of Birth']},
'date_detected': '2020-05-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-14',
'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
'a data breach involving the American Civil Liberties Union, '
'Inc. on August 14, 2020. The breach, occurring from February '
'7, 2020, to May 20, 2020, involved a ransomware cyberattack '
'affecting approximately 86,269 Washington residents, '
'compromising names and full dates of birth.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full Dates of Birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-14',
'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}