The California Office of the Attorney General reported on April 4, 2022, a data breach involving the City of Hercules, California. The breach occurred between November 16, 2021, and December 24, 2021, potentially exposing names and Social Security numbers of current and former employees and contractors, though the exact number of affected individuals remains unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-552302
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hercules-city-of
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"linkid": "hercules-city-of",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Hercules, California',
'name': 'City of Hercules, California',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2022-04-04',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-04-04',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'April 4, 2022, a data breach involving the City of Hercules, '
'California. The breach occurred between November 16, 2021, '
'and December 24, 2021, potentially exposing names and Social '
'Security numbers of current and former employees and '
'contractors, though the exact number of affected individuals '
'remains unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-04-04',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at City of Hercules, California',
'type': 'Data Breach'}