The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Bank of the West experienced a data breach involving ATM skimming devices discovered on April 9, 2017. The breach potentially exposed debit card numbers and PINs as a result of fraudulent activities affecting customers in Southern California. It is estimated that the unauthorized devices were in place from February 1, 2017, to April 9, 2017.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-69075
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bank-of-the-west
"id": "ban235072825",
"linkid": "bank-of-the-west",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'location': 'Southern California',
'name': 'Bank of the West',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'ATM Skimming',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Debit Card Numbers', 'PINs']},
'date_detected': '2017-04-09',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Bank of the West experienced a data breach involving ATM '
'skimming devices discovered on April 9, 2017. The breach '
'potentially exposed debit card numbers and PINs as a result '
'of fraudulent activities affecting customers in Southern '
'California. It is estimated that the unauthorized devices '
'were in place from February 1, 2017, to April 9, 2017.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Debit Card Numbers', 'PINs'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['ATM Machines']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'ATM Machines'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Bank of the West ATM Skimming Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}