City of Detroit

City of Detroit

The city of Detroit suffered a data breach incident that exposed personal information including Social Security Numbers of its retirees.

There were several links called lists on the dark web that had retirees’ personal information under the documents page.

It has all the information including people buying cars, homes and all that kind of thing.

Source: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/city-of-detroit-retirees-data-breach-causes-concern

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

"id": "cit222971122",
"linkid": "city-of-detroit",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Detroit, Michigan',
                        'name': 'City of Detroit',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Dark Web',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                              'Personal Information']},
 'description': 'The city of Detroit suffered a data breach incident that '
                'exposed personal information including Social Security '
                'Numbers of its retirees. There were several links called '
                'lists on the dark web that had retirees’ personal information '
                'under the documents page. It has all the information '
                'including people buying cars, homes and all that kind of '
                'thing.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Personal Information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': True},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'title': 'Data Breach Incident in the City of Detroit',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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