The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) on January 3, 2024. The breach occurred on June 19, 2023, due to unauthorized access to an employee email account. Affected information may have included individuals' names and additional sensitive information, although the number of individuals impacted is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-578810
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/housing-authority-county-of-san-bernardino
"id": "hou239072925",
"linkid": "housing-authority-county-of-san-bernardino",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Housing',
'location': 'San Bernardino, California',
'name': 'Housing Authority of the County of San '
'Bernardino',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
'Additional sensitive '
'information']},
'date_detected': '2023-06-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-01-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the Housing Authority of the County of San '
'Bernardino (HACSB) on January 3, 2024. The breach occurred on '
'June 19, 2023, due to unauthorized access to an employee '
'email account. Affected information may have included '
"individuals' names and additional sensitive information, "
'although the number of individuals impacted is currently '
'unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
'Additional sensitive information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-01-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Employee Email Account'}