The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Apple American Group LLC on March 16, 2015. The breach occurred on March 3, 2015, when a portable USB flash drive containing employee W-2 information was lost, affecting an unspecified number of individuals. The compromised information included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, wages, and tax information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-48867
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/flynn-applebees
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"linkid": "flynn-applebees",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2015",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Apple American Group LLC', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Loss of Portable Device',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'wages',
'tax information']},
'date_detected': '2015-03-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-03-16',
'description': 'A portable USB flash drive containing employee W-2 '
'information was lost, affecting an unspecified number of '
'individuals. The compromised information included names, '
'addresses, Social Security numbers, wages, and tax '
'information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'wages',
'tax information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-03-16',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Apple American Group LLC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}