CUPS Calgary AB

CUPS Calgary AB

The email account of one of the staff member of the Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS) was hacked and some of his personal information was stolen in a data security incident.

The exposed information included his driver’s license, bank statements and rent report.

CUPS after getting aware of potential breach followed the recommendations, and the timeline and started notifying clients.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/8872996/calgary-charity-data-breach/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cups-health-and-education-centres

"id": "cup32311822",
"linkid": "cups-health-and-education-centres",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2022",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Social Services',
                        'location': 'Calgary, Canada',
                        'name': 'Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS)',
                        'type': 'Non-Profit Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Hack',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Driver’s License'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Driver’s License',
                                              'Bank Statements',
                                              'Rent Report']},
 'description': 'The email account of one of the staff members of the Calgary '
                'Urban Project Society (CUPS) was hacked, and some of his '
                'personal information was stolen in a data security incident. '
                'The exposed information included his driver’s license, bank '
                'statements, and rent report. CUPS, after becoming aware of '
                'the potential breach, followed the recommendations and '
                'timeline and started notifying clients.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Driver’s License',
                                 'Bank Statements',
                                 'Rent Report'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Started notifying clients'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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