CAL Automotive

The California Attorney General reported a data breach involving CAL Automotive on October 26, 2021. The breach occurred on September 18, 2021, when an unauthorized third party infiltrated CAL Automotive's network, potentially exposing personal information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/fe46a094-fb98-4b4c-b195-852ee8cfa3c3.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/cal-automotive

"id": "cal114072525",
"linkid": "cal-automotive",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'CAL Automotive',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Network Infiltration',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "Driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-26',
 'description': 'The California Attorney General reported a data breach '
                'involving CAL Automotive on October 26, 2021. The breach '
                'occurred on September 18, 2021, when an unauthorized third '
                "party infiltrated CAL Automotive's network, potentially "
                'exposing personal information including names, addresses, '
                "Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The "
                'number of individuals affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "Driver's license numbers"]},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-26',
                 'source': 'California Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Data Breach at CAL Automotive',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}