The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed on May 17, 2023, that Carvin Software, LLC suffered a data breach affecting On Demand Staffing, Inc. a third-party entity linked to the company. While the exact date of the incident and the number of impacted individuals remain undisclosed, the breach exposed sensitive information, including names and unspecified additional data elements. The nature of the compromised data suggests potential risks to personal identifiers, though the full scope of the exposure such as whether financial, employment, or other critical details were involved has not been confirmed.The breach highlights vulnerabilities in data protection measures, particularly concerning third-party associations. Given the lack of clarity on the extent of the leak, the incident could lead to reputational harm, regulatory scrutiny, or downstream risks for affected individuals, such as identity theft or phishing attempts. The involvement of a staffing company further raises concerns about the exposure of employee-related data, though no explicit confirmation of internal employee records being compromised has been provided.Authorities have not yet detailed whether the breach stemmed from a targeted cyber attack, an unpatched vulnerability, or another vector, leaving the root cause and mitigation steps unclear. The incident underscores the broader challenges organizations face in securing third-party data ecosystems and the cascading impacts of such breaches on trust and operational integrity.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-566821
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/carvin-software
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"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Carvin Software, LLC',
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{'name': 'On Demand Staffing, Inc.',
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'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-05-17',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on May '
'17, 2023, that Carvin Software, LLC experienced a data breach '
'involving On Demand Staffing, Inc. The specific date of the '
'breach and the number of individuals affected remain unknown, '
'but the compromised information may include names and '
'additional unspecified data elements.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'unspecified data elements']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-05-17',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
'the Attorney '
'General']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Carvin Software, LLC Affecting On Demand Staffing, '
'Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}