The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August 28, 2020. The breach occurred on May 2, 2020, and involved unauthorized access related to a ransomware attack, potentially exposing personal information including names and Social Security Numbers of individuals associated with the company.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-193573
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/amphastar-pharmaceuticals-inc.
"id": "amp025072825",
"linkid": "amphastar-pharmaceuticals-inc.",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Pharmaceuticals',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-05-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-28',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on August '
'28, 2020. The breach occurred on May 2, 2020, and involved '
'unauthorized access related to a ransomware attack, '
'potentially exposing personal information including names and '
'Social Security Numbers of individuals associated with the '
'company.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-28',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}