The California Office of the Attorney General reported that New Heights Ventures experienced a data breach on March 11, 2020, when an outside entity gained access to a management member's email and password, potentially compromising employee files which could include names, birthdates, social security numbers, and other sensitive information. The breach was discovered the same day, and the notification was reported on March 12, 2020.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-188238
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heights-venture-architect-design
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"linkid": "heights-venture-architect-design",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'New Heights Ventures', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Birthdates',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Other Sensitive Information']},
'date_detected': '2020-03-11',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-03-12',
'description': "An outside entity gained access to a management member's "
'email and password, potentially compromising employee files '
'which could include names, birthdates, social security '
'numbers, and other sensitive information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Birthdates',
'Social Security Numbers',
'Other Sensitive Information']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Compromise'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-03-12',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Outside Entity',
'title': 'Data Breach at New Heights Ventures',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Weak or Stolen Credentials'}