Blue Beacon International, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Blue Beacon International experienced a data breach on March 15, 2018, affecting the personal information of employees, including Social Security numbers and portal login credentials. The breach was caused by unauthorized access to employee portal accounts, and the organization immediately disabled access and notified federal authorities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Internal Revenue Service/Criminal Investigation (IRS/CI). The notification was reported on April 6, 2018.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-135091

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

"id": "blu930072925",
"linkid": "bluebeaconinc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Blue Beacon International',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              'Portal login credentials']},
 'date_detected': '2018-03-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-04-06',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee portal accounts resulting in '
                'the compromise of personal information including Social '
                'Security numbers and portal login credentials.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 'Portal login credentials']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-04-06',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'containment_measures': 'Disabled access to employee portal '
                                      'accounts',
              'law_enforcement_notified': ['Federal Bureau of Investigation '
                                           '(FBI)',
                                           'Internal Revenue Service/Criminal '
                                           'Investigation (IRS/CI)']},
 'title': 'Blue Beacon International Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Employee Portal Accounts'}