The California Office of the Attorney General reported on May 21, 2021, that Defender Industries, Inc. experienced a malware incident affecting its online payment platform. The breach occurred between November 22, 2020, and April 15, 2021, potentially exposing payment card information, including names, addresses, and credit card details, of an unspecified number of individuals.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-541157
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/defender-industries
"id": "def700072625",
"linkid": "defender-industries",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unspecified number of '
'individuals',
'name': 'Defender Industries, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Online Payment Platform',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unspecified',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Payment card information',
'Names',
'Addresses',
'Credit card details']},
'date_detected': '2021-04-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-21',
'description': 'Defender Industries, Inc. experienced a malware incident '
'affecting its online payment platform, potentially exposing '
'payment card information, including names, addresses, and '
'credit card details, of an unspecified number of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payment card information',
'Names',
'Addresses',
'Credit card details'],
'payment_information_risk': True,
'systems_affected': 'Online Payment Platform'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-21',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Defender Industries, Inc. Malware Incident',
'type': 'Malware Incident'}