Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. on May 28, 2015. The breach occurred on February 22, 2015, when password protected computers were stolen, potentially exposing personal information including Social Security numbers and bank account information. The exact number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-56169

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heartland-payment-systems

"id": "hea806072825",
"linkid": "heartland-payment-systems",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2015",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Password Protected',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'bank account '
                                                         'information'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              'bank account information']},
 'date_detected': '2015-02-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-05-28',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. on May 28, '
                '2015. The breach occurred on February 22, 2015, when password '
                'protected computers were stolen, potentially exposing '
                'personal information including Social Security numbers and '
                'bank account information. The exact number of individuals '
                'affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 'bank account information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-05-28',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Heartland Payment Systems Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}