The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Central Licensing Bureau (CLB) on July 8, 2022. The breach occurred on November 29, 2021, due to a ransomware attack, potentially exposing personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and in some cases, driver's license numbers, although no evidence of misuse was reported.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-555083
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/central-licensing-bureau-inc-
"id": "cen542080525",
"linkid": "central-licensing-bureau-inc-",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Government',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Central Licensing Bureau (CLB)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'social security numbers',
"driver's license numbers"]},
'date_detected': '2021-11-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-07-08',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Central Licensing Bureau (CLB) on July 8, '
'2022. The breach occurred on November 29, 2021, due to a '
'ransomware attack, potentially exposing personal information '
'including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security '
"numbers, and in some cases, driver's license numbers, "
'although no evidence of misuse was reported.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'social security numbers',
"driver's license numbers"]},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-07-08',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Central Licensing Bureau Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}