Green Dot Corporation

The California Attorney General reported a data breach involving Green Dot Corporation on November 1, 2024. The breach occurred on or about October 11, 2024, when an unauthorized third party requested and received personal information, specifically names and dates of birth, without accessing the system. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=17960

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/green-dot-corporation

"id": "gre449072725",
"linkid": "green-dot-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Green Dot Corporation',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Social Engineering',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Dates of Birth'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Dates of Birth']},
 'date_detected': '2024-10-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-01',
 'description': 'An unauthorized third party requested and received personal '
                'information, specifically names and dates of birth, without '
                'accessing the system.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Dates of Birth']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-01',
                 'source': 'California Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'Green Dot Corporation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}