The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach concerning the City of Fullerton on May 5, 2020. The breach involved unauthorized access to an internal data storage account over multiple occasions from about 2016 through June 21, 2019, potentially affecting sensitive personal information such as names, Social Security numbers, and medical information of certain City residents and employees. The notification letter indicated that a small number of files may have been accessible, but specific details about the number of affected individuals were not provided.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-189750
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-fullerton
"id": "cit630072825",
"linkid": "city-of-fullerton",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Fullerton, California',
'name': 'City of Fullerton',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information']},
'date_detected': '2020-05-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-05-05',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to an internal data storage account over '
'multiple occasions from about 2016 through June 21, 2019, '
'potentially affecting sensitive personal information such as '
'names, Social Security numbers, and medical information of '
'certain City residents and employees.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'medical information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-05-05',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at City of Fullerton',
'type': 'Data Breach'}