The California Office of the Attorney General reported on May 12, 2017, that Brooks Brothers experienced a data breach potentially affecting payment card information of customers who made purchases at certain locations from April 4, 2016, to March 1, 2017. The breach involved malicious software gaining access to payment card data such as names and account numbers. The number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-68827
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/brooks-brothers
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"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "4/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Retail',
'name': 'Brooks Brothers',
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'attack_vector': 'Malicious Software',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Payment Card Information',
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'date_detected': '2017-05-12',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-05-12',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on May '
'12, 2017, that Brooks Brothers experienced a data breach '
'potentially affecting payment card information of customers '
'who made purchases at certain locations from April 4, 2016, '
'to March 1, 2017. The breach involved malicious software '
'gaining access to payment card data such as names and account '
'numbers. The number of affected individuals is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payment Card Information',
'Names',
'Account Numbers'],
'payment_information_risk': True},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-05-12',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Brooks Brothers Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}