On March 29, 2012, the California Department of Child Support Services reported a data breach involving missing storage devices that potentially contained personal information of parents, caregivers, and children. The breach occurred on March 12, 2012, and involved personal information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and health insurance details. The agency is working with International Business Machines (IBM) and Iron Mountain Inc. to locate the missing devices.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-22855
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/california-child-support-services
"id": "cal152072625",
"linkid": "california-child-support-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2012",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Child Support '
'Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft/Loss',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
'health insurance '
'details'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2012-03-29',
'description': 'The California Department of Child Support Services reported '
'a data breach involving missing storage devices that '
'potentially contained personal information of parents, '
'caregivers, and children.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'health insurance details']},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['International Business Machines '
'(IBM)',
'Iron Mountain Inc.']},
'title': 'California Department of Child Support Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}