The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Heartland Automotive Services Inc. on July 8, 2014. The breach occurred on June 24, 2014, involving the theft of a company-owned laptop that contained personal information including name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number. This incident resulted in the compromise of sensitive personal data, which could lead to identity theft and other fraudulent activities.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-45807
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heartland-automotive
"id": "hea315072825",
"linkid": "heartland-automotive",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Automotive',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Heartland Automotive Services Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Theft of Company-Owned Laptop',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Name',
'Address',
'Date of Birth',
'Social Security Number']},
'date_detected': '2014-06-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-07-08',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Heartland Automotive Services Inc. on July '
'8, 2014. The breach occurred on June 24, 2014, involving the '
'theft of a company-owned laptop that contained personal '
'information including name, address, date of birth, and '
'Social Security number.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name',
'Address',
'Date of Birth',
'Social Security Number']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-07-08',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Heartland Automotive Services Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}