Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on November 22, 2023. The breach occurred on March 28, 2023, and affected approximately 15,604 Washington residents, compromising personal information including names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information due to a ransomware attack.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=15957

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

"id": "bbb009072725",
"linkid": "bbbsa",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 15604,
                        'industry': 'Social Services',
                        'location': 'Washington',
                        'name': 'Big Brothers Big Sisters of America',
                        'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 15604,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'financial information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-03-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-22',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving Big Brothers Big Sisters of America '
                'on November 22, 2023. The breach occurred on March 28, 2023, '
                'and affected approximately 15,604 Washington residents, '
                'compromising personal information including names, Social '
                'Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information '
                'due to a ransomware attack.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'financial information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-22',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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