California Department of Justice

California Department of Justice

The California Department of Justice reported on May 11, 2012, that hackers affiliated with Anonymous accessed private email accounts of a retired agent from the Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH) in November 2011. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including names and financial account information, although the exact number of individuals affected and specific details regarding the breach are unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-23155

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-justice

"id": "cal619072625",
"linkid": "california-department-of-justice",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2011",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Law Enforcement',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'California Department of Justice',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Financial Account Information']},
 'date_detected': '2011-11-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-05-11',
 'description': 'Hackers affiliated with Anonymous accessed private email '
                'accounts of a retired agent from the Computer and Technology '
                'Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH) in November 2011.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Financial Account Information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-05-11',
                 'source': 'California Department of Justice'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Anonymous',
 'title': 'California Department of Justice Email Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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