Heifer Project International

Heifer Project International

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.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10257

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'}
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