The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. on June 3, 2021. The breach occurred due to unauthorized access to files on March 14, 2021, and was discovered on March 16, 2021, potentially exposing human resource files, including names and Social Security numbers. Approximately 1 individual is believed to be affected.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-541544
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dicon-fiberoptics
"id": "dic104072925",
"linkid": "dicon-fiberoptics",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1',
'industry': 'Fiberoptics',
'name': 'DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '1',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Human Resource Files',
'Names',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-03-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-06-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc. on June 3, 2021. The '
'breach occurred due to unauthorized access to files on March '
'14, 2021, and was discovered on March 16, 2021, potentially '
'exposing human resource files, including names and Social '
'Security numbers. Approximately 1 individual is believed to '
'be affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Human Resource Files',
'Names',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-06-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}