California Correctional Institution

California Correctional Institution

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a data breach on April 2, 2014, involving the California Correctional Institution. The breach occurred on March 3, 2014, when an employee roster containing full names and the last 6-digits of Social Security numbers was discovered unsecured. The number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-44678

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation

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"linkid": "california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Corrections and Rehabilitation',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'California Department of Corrections and '
                                'Rehabilitation',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unsecured Data',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                              'Last 6-digits of Social '
                                              'Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2014-03-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-04-02',
 'description': 'The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation '
                'reported a data breach on April 2, 2014, involving the '
                'California Correctional Institution. The breach occurred on '
                'March 3, 2014, when an employee roster containing full names '
                'and the last 6-digits of Social Security numbers was '
                'discovered unsecured. The number of individuals affected is '
                'unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                 'Last 6-digits of Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Department of Corrections and '
                           'Rehabilitation'}],
 'title': 'California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Unsecured Employee Roster'}
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