The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Great Star Tools USA, occurring between August 2, 2023, and August 17, 2023. This incident involved unauthorized access to certain systems, which may have included personal information such as names and possibly other sensitive data. The report indicates that approximately UNKN individuals were affected, and the organization provided access to credit monitoring services to mitigate potential misuse.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-597090
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/greatstar-tools-usa
"id": "gre924072525",
"linkid": "greatstar-tools-usa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
'industry': 'Tools and Equipment',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'Great Star Tools USA',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Possibly other sensitive data']},
'date_detected': '2023-08-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-17',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to certain systems, potentially '
'compromising personal information such as names and other '
'sensitive data.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Possibly other sensitive data']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-17',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Credit Monitoring Services']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Great Star Tools USA',
'type': 'Data Breach'}