The California Office of the Attorney General reported on May 8, 2013, that Equity Trust Company experienced unauthorized third-party access to its computer network at the end of January 2013. The breach allowed unauthorized viewing access to customer information, including names, addresses, and social security numbers, for a limited number of customers; however, there was no evidence of any information being acquired or removed.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-41731
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/equity-trust-company
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"linkid": "equity-trust-company",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2013",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Limited number of customers',
'industry': 'Finance',
'name': 'Equity Trust Company',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'No evidence of data being acquired or '
'removed',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2013-01-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-05-08',
'description': "Unauthorized third-party access to Equity Trust Company's "
'computer network allowed viewing access to customer '
'information, including names, addresses, and social security '
'numbers, for a limited number of customers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-05-08',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'Equity Trust Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}