ELS Language Services, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving ELS Language Services, Inc. on September 18, 2018. A former employee is under investigation by the FBI for suspected theft of credit card information and other personal data from customer records. The specific number of individuals affected remains unknown. This incident highlights the vulnerability of customer data to internal threats and the importance of robust security measures to protect sensitive information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-139938

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/expert-language-services-inc

"id": "exp1008072625",
"linkid": "expert-language-services-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2017",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'ELS Language Services, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Threat',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Credit Card Information',
                                              'Personal Data']},
 'date_detected': '2018-09-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-09-18',
 'description': 'A former employee is under investigation by the FBI for '
                'suspected theft of credit card information and other personal '
                'data from customer records.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Credit Card Information', 'Personal Data']},
 'investigation_status': 'Under Investigation',
 'motivation': 'Theft of Personal Data',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-09-18',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'FBI'},
 'threat_actor': 'Former Employee',
 'title': 'Data Breach at ELS Language Services, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}