The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Tool Supply on November 19, 2012. The breach occurred on August 1, 2012, when a hacker gained access to the ATS online ordering system, potentially affecting 617 California residents by exposing customer names and credit card numbers. No evidence was found indicating personal information was accessed or acquired.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-37007
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-tool-company
"id": "ame742072625",
"linkid": "american-tool-company",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2012",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 617,
'industry': 'Retail',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'American Tool Supply',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 617,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Customer Names',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Customer Names',
'Credit Card Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2012-11-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-11-19',
'description': 'A hacker gained access to the ATS online ordering system, '
'potentially affecting 617 California residents by exposing '
'customer names and credit card numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Names', 'Credit Card Numbers'],
'systems_affected': 'Online Ordering System'},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Online Ordering System'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-11-19',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Hacker',
'title': 'American Tool Supply Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}