The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Bank of the West on April 5, 2019. The breach occurred due to the installation of an ATM skimming device at the Campbell Branch ATM between December 3, 2018, and December 22, 2018, potentially compromising debit card information such as card numbers and PINs for an unspecified number of individuals.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-146057
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bank-of-the-west
"id": "ban632080525",
"linkid": "bank-of-the-west",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'location': 'Campbell Branch',
'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': '2019-04-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-04-05',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Bank of the West on April 5, 2019. The '
'breach occurred due to the installation of an ATM skimming '
'device at the Campbell Branch ATM between December 3, 2018, '
'and December 22, 2018, potentially compromising debit card '
'information such as card numbers and PINs for an unspecified '
'number of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Debit card numbers', 'PINs'],
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': ['ATM']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'ATM Skimming Device'},
'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Installation of ATM skimming '
'device'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2019-04-05',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Bank of the West ATM Skimming Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}