The California Department of Child Support Services reported a data breach on January 14, 2025, involving the inadvertent emailing of personal information to a personal email account. The breach affected individuals' first names, last names, dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and social security numbers. This incident highlights the vulnerability of sensitive personal data and the potential consequences of such breaches on individuals' privacy and security.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-599846
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-child-support-services
"id": "cal036072925",
"linkid": "california-child-support-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Child Support '
'Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Email',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['First Names',
'Last Names',
'Dates of Birth',
'Addresses',
'Driver’s License Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2025-01-14',
'description': 'The California Department of Child Support Services reported '
'a data breach that occurred on January 14, 2025, involving '
'the inadvertent emailing of personal information to a '
"personal email account. The breach affected individuals' "
'first names, last names, dates of birth, addresses, driver’s '
'license numbers, and social security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['First Names',
'Last Names',
'Dates of Birth',
'Addresses',
'Driver’s License Numbers',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'title': 'California Department of Child Support Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}