Ascensus, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Ascensus, Inc on August 21, 2014. The breach occurred on July 29, 2014, when Ascensus inadvertently sent a report containing personal data, including names, birth dates, addresses, and Social Security numbers, to an unauthorized client. The total number of affected individuals is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46305

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ascensus

"id": "asc600072825",
"linkid": "ascensus",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Ascensus, Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Data Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'birth dates',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2014-07-29',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-08-21',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Ascensus, Inc on August 21, 2014. The breach '
                'occurred on July 29, 2014, when Ascensus inadvertently sent a '
                'report containing personal data, including names, birth '
                'dates, addresses, and Social Security numbers, to an '
                'unauthorized client. The total number of affected individuals '
                'is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'birth dates',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-08-21',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Ascensus, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}