The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) reported a data breach involving the unauthorized release of personal information on July 17, 2014. The breach, which occurred on July 16, 2014, involved accidentally discarded confidential documents that may have contained names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46433
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-social-services
"id": "cal733072525",
"linkid": "california-department-of-social-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2014",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Social Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Accidental Discard of Confidential Documents',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'mailing addresses',
'dates of birth',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2014-07-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-07-17',
'description': 'The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) reported '
'a data breach involving unauthorized release of personal '
'information on July 17, 2014. The breach, which occurred on '
'July 16, 2014, involved accidentally discarded confidential '
'documents that may have contained names, mailing addresses, '
'dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'mailing addresses',
'dates of birth',
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-07-17',
'source': 'California Department of Social Services'}],
'title': 'California Department of Social Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}