Vacaville Housing Authority

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that the Vacaville Housing Authority experienced a data breach on August 24, 2015, when an employee accidentally emailed a file containing personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, to an unauthorized recipient. The breach potentially affected an unspecified number of individuals, and the incident was reported to local police and authorities as a precautionary measure.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-58203

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-vacaville

"id": "cit736080425",
"linkid": "city-of-vacaville",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2015",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Housing',
                        'location': 'Vacaville, California',
                        'name': 'Vacaville Housing Authority',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Accidental Email',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2015-08-24',
 'description': 'An employee accidentally emailed a file containing personal '
                'information, including names and Social Security numbers, to '
                'an unauthorized recipient.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes'},
 'title': 'Vacaville Housing Authority Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}