Harmonic Inc.

Harmonic Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Harmonic Inc. experienced a data breach on October 17, 2014, when an unknown individual stole a laptop containing personal information, including names and social security numbers, of current and former employees. The breach was reported on December 18, 2014, and there is no information on the number of individuals affected.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-47778

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

"id": "har239080525",
"linkid": "harmonic",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Harmonic Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2014-10-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-12-18',
 'description': 'An unknown individual stole a laptop containing personal '
                'information, including names and social security numbers, of '
                'current and former employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown Individual',
 'title': 'Harmonic Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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