A former California state employee downloaded sensitive personal information on thousands of fellow workers, potentially exposing them to identity theft.
The information included Social Security numbers for Department of Fish and Wildlife employees and contractors.
The former employee did not appear to have had malicious intent.
Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/16/thousands-of-california-employees-data-exposed/
"id": "CAL987622",
"linkid": "california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"