The Washington State Attorney General's Office reported that Eye Buy Direct, Inc. experienced a data breach potentially affecting the personal information of 17,031 Washington residents. The incident might have started as early as September 1, 2018, and was addressed by September 28, 2019. The breach type was a cyberattack, but specific details regarding the method of breach remain unclear.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/eyebuydirect-inc.
"id": "eye249072825",
"linkid": "eyebuydirect-inc.",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "9/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '17,031 Washington residents',
'industry': 'Retail',
'name': 'Eye Buy Direct, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '17,031',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_resolved': 'September 28, 2019',
'description': 'Eye Buy Direct, Inc. experienced a data breach potentially '
'affecting the personal information of 17,031 Washington '
'residents due to a security incident that might have started '
'as early as September 1, 2018, and was addressed by September '
'28, 2019.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'references': [{'source': "Washington State Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'Eye Buy Direct Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}