The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving ALE Solutions, Inc. on January 11, 2021. The breach, which occurred between April and June 2020, affected 736 Washington residents, potentially exposing names and Social Security numbers. This incident highlights the vulnerability of personal information and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive data.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ale-solutions
"id": "ale503072525",
"linkid": "ale-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 736,
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'ALE Solutions, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 736,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-01-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-11',
'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
'a data breach involving ALE Solutions, Inc. on January 11, '
'2021. The breach, which occurred between April and June 2020, '
'affected 736 Washington residents, potentially exposing names '
'and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-11',
'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at ALE Solutions, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}