The California Office of the Attorney General reported that the Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal) experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an employee email account on separate occasions between January 11, 2023, and January 31, 2023. The specific number of individuals affected is currently unknown, and the types of information potentially compromised include names, though additional details remain unspecified.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-566920
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/credit-union-of-southern-california
"id": "cre220072625",
"linkid": "credit-union-of-southern-california",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Credit Union of Southern California (CU '
'SoCal)',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access to Email Account',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names']},
'date_detected': '2023-01-11',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'the Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal) '
'experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an '
'employee email account on separate occasions between January '
'11, 2023, and January 31, 2023. The specific number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown, and the types of '
'information potentially compromised include names, though '
'additional details remain unspecified.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names'],
'systems_affected': ['Employee Email Account']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Credit Union of Southern California',
'type': 'Data Breach'}