City of Kent, Washington

A city of Kent staff member inadvertently disclosed to (another city) employee a file containing the 2020 W-2 Wage and Tax Statement information for all city employees.

The city immediately took the protective steps and contacted those whose information was disclosed in the incident.

The information included full names, addresses, Social Security numbers, salary information, and other related information found on a W-2 Wage and Tax Statement for those employed in 2020.

Source: https://www.kentreporter.com/news/w-2-wage-information-of-kent-city-employees-inadvertently-disclosed/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-kent-washington

"id": "cit1413121122",
"linkid": "city-of-kent-washington",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2022",
"severity": "70",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Kent',
                        'name': 'City of Kent',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Human Error',
 'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['W-2 Wage and Tax Statement'],
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Full names',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Salary information',
                                              'Other related information found '
                                              'on a W-2 Wage and Tax '
                                              'Statement']},
 'description': 'A city of Kent staff member inadvertently disclosed to '
                '(another city) employee a file containing the 2020 W-2 Wage '
                'and Tax Statement information for all city employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['full names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'salary information',
                                 'other related information found on a W-2 '
                                 'Wage and Tax Statement']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'The city immediately took protective '
                                        'steps and contacted those whose '
                                        'information was disclosed in the '
                                        'incident.'},
 'title': 'Unintentional Disclosure of 2020 W-2 Wage and Tax Statement '
          'Information',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}