Hospitality Staffing Solutions LLC

The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach at **Hospitality Staffing Solutions**, detected on **June 2, 2023**, but originating from **March 2, 2023**. The incident involved **unauthorized access to highly sensitive personal information**, including **Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account details**. While the exact number of affected individuals remains undisclosed, the exposure of such critical data poses severe risks, including **identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational damage** for both the company and the impacted individuals. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in the company’s data protection measures, particularly concerning **employee and possibly customer records**, given the nature of the compromised information. The lack of immediate detection (a **three-month gap**) further exacerbates the potential fallout, as malicious actors may have had prolonged access to exploit the stolen data.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-571430

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hospitality-staffing-solutions

"id": "hos202090625",
"linkid": "hospitality-staffing-solutions",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Staffing/Hospitality',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Hospitality Staffing Solutions',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              "Driver's license numbers",
                                              'Financial account numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-06-02',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Hospitality Staffing Solutions experienced a data breach that '
                'was discovered on June 2, 2023, but had a reported breach '
                'date of March 2, 2023. The breach potentially involved '
                'unauthorized access to personal information, including Social '
                "Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and financial "
                'account numbers. The number of individuals affected is '
                'currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': True,
            'identity_theft_risk': True,
            'payment_information_risk': True},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'Hospitality Staffing Solutions Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}