Google commenced notifying its staff members of a breach of data that happened at a third-party company that provides benefits.
Google Inc. began informing the concerned parties of an email gaffe that resulted in a data breach containing their private and sensitive information.
The revelation followed the discovery by a vendor specialising in employee/staff benefits administration services that an email containing confidential, sensitive data about Google personnel had been accidentally forwarded to the incorrect recipient.
Based on preliminary reports, no evidence of misuse, abuse, or malevolent intent was found.
Additionally, according to logs from both parties, no one else has willfully seen, stored, or released this document locally, remotely, or to any other party.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/47313/data-breach/google-faces-data-breach.html
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/google
"id": "goo1132271023",
"linkid": "google",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2016",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'Google Inc.',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Gaffe',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Confidential, sensitive data '
'about Google personnel'},
'description': 'Google commenced notifying its staff members of a breach of '
'data that happened at a third-party company that provides '
'benefits.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Confidential, sensitive data about Google '
'personnel'},
'investigation_status': 'Preliminary reports indicate no evidence of misuse, '
'abuse, or malevolent intent',
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Informing concerned parties'},
'title': 'Google Data Breach via Third-Party Vendor',
'type': 'Data Breach'}