Davis Instruments suffered a ransomware attack that exposed the sensitive information of some customers.
The compromised information included names, addresses, bank account information, and tax identification number.
The company secured its network and launched an investigation and notified all the affected parties about the breach.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/data-breach-alert-davis-instruments-1461698/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/davisinstruments
"id": "dav23525522",
"linkid": "davisinstruments",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Davis Instruments', 'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'addresses',
'tax identification '
'number'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
'Financial Information']},
'description': 'Davis Instruments suffered a ransomware attack that exposed '
'the sensitive information of some customers. The compromised '
'information included names, addresses, bank account '
'information, and tax identification number. The company '
'secured its network and launched an investigation and '
'notified all the affected parties about the breach.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'bank account information',
'tax identification number']},
'investigation_status': 'Launched an investigation',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified all affected parties about '
'the breach',
'containment_measures': 'Secured the network'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack at Davis Instruments',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}