The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Heifer Project International on August 21, 2020. The breach, identified on July 16, 2020, was caused by a ransomware attack and affected approximately 120,041 Washington residents, potentially exposing names, driver's license numbers, dates of birth, passport numbers, and financial account numbers.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heifer-project-international
"id": "hei231072625",
"linkid": "heifer-project-international",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 120041,
'industry': 'Charity',
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'Heifer Project International',
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 120041,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
"driver's license numbers",
'dates of birth',
'passport numbers',
'financial account numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-07-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-21',
'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
'a data breach involving Heifer Project International on '
'August 21, 2020. The breach, identified on July 16, 2020, was '
'caused by a ransomware attack and affected approximately '
'120,041 Washington residents, potentially exposing names, '
"driver's license numbers, dates of birth, passport numbers, "
'and financial account numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
"driver's license numbers",
'dates of birth',
'passport numbers',
'financial account numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-21',
'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Heifer Project International Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}