Employment Development Department (EDD)

Employment Development Department (EDD)

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'}
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