The California Office of the Attorney General reported that GardaWorld Cash U.S. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to administrative files between October 30, 2023, and November 16, 2023. The breach potentially affected individuals' names, Social Security numbers, Driver’s License numbers, dates of birth, and health-related information, and approximately 1,500 individuals were notified on March 15, 2024.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-582908
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gardaworld
"id": "gar330072525",
"linkid": "gardaworld",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1500,
'industry': 'Security Services',
'name': 'GardaWorld Cash U.S.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1500,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Driver’s License numbers',
'dates of birth',
'health-related information']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-15',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to administrative files potentially '
"affecting individuals' names, Social Security numbers, "
'Driver’s License numbers, dates of birth, and health-related '
'information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Driver’s License numbers',
'dates of birth',
'health-related information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-03-15',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'GardaWorld Cash U.S. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}