California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a data breach on February 8, 2022, involving Calipatria State Prison. The breach occurred on January 5, 2022, when an employee inadvertently e-mailed a document containing personal information, including first and last names, dates of birth, and social security numbers, to the wrong person. The number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-550791

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

"id": "cal109072725",
"linkid": "california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Corrections and Rehabilitation',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Calipatria State Prison',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Human Error',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['First and last names',
                                                         'Dates of birth',
                                                         'Social security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2022-01-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-02-08',
 'description': 'The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation '
                'reported a data breach on February 8, 2022, involving '
                'Calipatria State Prison. The breach occurred on January 5, '
                '2022, when an employee inadvertently e-mailed a document '
                'containing personal information, including first and last '
                'names, dates of birth, and social security numbers, to the '
                'wrong person. The number of individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['First and last names',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 'Social security numbers']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Department of Corrections and '
                           'Rehabilitation'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Calipatria State Prison',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Inadvertent Email'}