The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Employment Development Department (EDD) on December 13, 2013. The breach occurred on September 30, 2013, due to the theft of personal computers from a secured EDD facility. The compromised information may have included individuals' full names, Social Security numbers, and information about their last employers.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-43526
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/californiaedd
"id": "cal104072725",
"linkid": "californiaedd",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2013",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Employment Development Department (EDD)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Theft of Personal Computers',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Information about Last '
'Employers']},
'date_detected': '2013-09-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-12-13',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the Employment Development Department (EDD) '
'on December 13, 2013. The breach occurred on September 30, '
'2013, due to the theft of personal computers from a secured '
'EDD facility. The compromised information may have included '
"individuals' full names, Social Security numbers, and "
'information about their last employers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full Names',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Information about Last Employers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-12-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Employment Development Department (EDD)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}