The California Office of the Attorney General reported on October 16, 2015, that Community Catalysts of California experienced a data breach on September 8, 2015, when a thumb drive containing personal information was stolen. The incident may have exposed names, addresses, diagnoses, dates of birth, ages, genders, and telephone numbers, but Social Security numbers and financial account information were not compromised. Responses included notifying law enforcement, implementing additional safeguards, and offering identity protection services for affected individuals.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-58324
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/community-catalysts
"id": "com557072825",
"linkid": "community-catalysts",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Community Catalysts of California',
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
'customer_advisories': ['offering identity protection services for affected '
'individuals'],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'Medium',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'diagnoses',
'dates of birth',
'ages',
'genders',
'telephone numbers']},
'date_detected': '2015-09-08',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-10-16',
'description': 'A thumb drive containing personal information was stolen, '
'potentially exposing names, addresses, diagnoses, dates of '
'birth, ages, genders, and telephone numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'diagnoses',
'dates of birth',
'ages',
'genders',
'telephone numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-10-16',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'remediation_measures': ['implementing additional safeguards']},
'title': 'Community Catalysts of California Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}