The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Boot World Inc. on June 13, 2023. The breach occurred on May 27, 2023, when unauthorized parties hacked into Boot World's web-based payroll program, exposing sensitive employee information, including names, social security numbers, and other personal details.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-567947
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/boot-world
"id": "boo028072825",
"linkid": "boot-world",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Boot World Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Other personal details']},
'date_detected': '2023-05-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-13',
'description': "Unauthorized parties hacked into Boot World's web-based "
'payroll program, exposing sensitive employee information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Other personal details'],
'systems_affected': ['Web-based payroll program']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Web-based payroll program'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-06-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized parties',
'title': 'Boot World Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Web-based payroll program'}