The Monterey County Department of Social Services reported a data breach on October 11, 2013, involving unauthorized access to a computer containing personal information of individuals who received public assistance benefits between 2002 and 2009. The breach occurred on March 17, 2013, and potentially affected names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth of the individuals involved.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-42947
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/county-of-monterey
"id": "cou709072725",
"linkid": "county-of-monterey",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2002",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Services',
'location': 'Monterey County, California',
'name': 'Monterey County Department of Social Services',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'numbers',
'Addresses',
'Phone numbers',
'Dates of birth'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2013-03-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-10-11',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to a computer containing personal '
'information of individuals who received public assistance '
'benefits between 2002 and 2009.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Addresses',
'Phone numbers',
'Dates of birth']},
'title': 'Monterey County Department of Social Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}