The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Ally Bank on December 13, 2018. The breach occurred on November 11, 2018, when a third-party supplier inadvertently transmitted personal information to another financial institution, potentially affecting unspecified individuals. The compromised information included names, Social Security numbers, and other personal details.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-142630
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ally
"id": "all049072425",
"linkid": "ally",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2018",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'name': 'Ally Bank',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party supplier error',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'other personal details']},
'date_detected': '2018-11-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-12-13',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Ally Bank on December 13, 2018. The breach '
'occurred on November 11, 2018, when a third-party supplier '
'inadvertently transmitted personal information to another '
'financial institution, potentially affecting unspecified '
'individuals. The compromised information included names, '
'Social Security numbers, and other personal details.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'other personal details']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-12-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Ally Bank Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}