The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach incident involving The Hilb Group Operating Company LLC on November 2, 2023. The breach was discovered as suspicious activity in employee email accounts between December 1, 2022, and January 12, 2023, potentially involving individuals' names and Social Security Numbers. Approximately 1,069 Rhode Island residents were affected.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-576009
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hilb-group
"id": "hil925072625",
"linkid": "hilb-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '1,069 Rhode Island residents',
'name': 'The Hilb Group Operating Company LLC',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '1,069',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': 'Between December 1, 2022, and January 12, 2023',
'date_publicly_disclosed': 'November 2, 2023',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach incident involving The Hilb Group Operating Company '
'LLC on November 2, 2023. The breach was discovered as '
'suspicious activity in employee email accounts between '
'December 1, 2022, and January 12, 2023, potentially involving '
"individuals' names and Social Security Numbers. Approximately "
'1,069 Rhode Island residents were affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security Numbers']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Compromise'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': 'November 2, 2023',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at The Hilb Group Operating Company LLC',
'type': 'Data Breach'}