The California Department of Social Services reported a data breach on February 16, 2023, involving an incident that occurred on January 6, 2023. An employee emailed a document containing personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, to a personal account. The breach potentially affected an unspecified number of individuals. Corrective actions have been implemented to minimize future risks.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-563292
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-social-services
"id": "cal601072525",
"linkid": "california-department-of-social-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unspecified number of '
'individuals',
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Social Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unspecified',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2023-02-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-02-16',
'description': 'A document containing personal information, including names '
'and Social Security numbers, was emailed to a personal '
'account by an employee.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'motivation': 'Accidental',
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Corrective actions '
'implemented',
'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-02-16',
'source': 'California Department of Social Services'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Corrective actions implemented']},
'threat_actor': 'Internal Employee',
'title': 'California Department of Social Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}