Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

The Texas Attorney General reported on April 30, 2024, that Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. experienced a data breach affecting 3,979 individuals. The breach involved the compromise of personal information, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, government-issued ID numbers, medical information, and dates of birth. Notification was provided to consumers via U.S. Mail.

Source: https://oag.my.site.com/datasecuritybreachreport/apex/DataSecurityReportsPage

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/formosaplasticscorporationusa

"id": "for405071725",
"linkid": "formosaplasticscorporationusa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3979,
                        'industry': 'Plastics Manufacturing',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3979,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers",
                                              'government-issued ID numbers',
                                              'medical information',
                                              'dates of birth']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-30',
 'description': 'Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. experienced a data '
                'breach affecting 3,979 individuals. The breach involved the '
                'compromise of personal information, including names, '
                "addresses, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, "
                'government-issued ID numbers, medical information, and dates '
                'of birth. Notification was provided to consumers via U.S. '
                'Mail.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers",
                                 'government-issued ID numbers',
                                 'medical information',
                                 'dates of birth']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-30',
                 'source': 'Texas Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification provided to consumers '
                                        'via U.S. Mail'},
 'title': 'Formosa Plastics Corporation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}