The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving HSBC Bank USA, National Association, on January 13, 2016. The breach occurred between December 7, 2015, and December 8, 2015, when disks containing personal information were inadvertently sent to an unauthorized third party. The types of compromised information included names, addresses, Social Security Numbers, and mortgage details, but the number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-59603
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hsbc
"id": "hsb345072525",
"linkid": "hsbc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2015",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'location': 'USA',
'name': 'HSBC Bank USA, National Association',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Media Loss',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security Numbers',
'mortgage details']},
'date_detected': '2016-01-13',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-01-13',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving HSBC Bank USA, National Association, on '
'January 13, 2016. The breach occurred between December 7, '
'2015, and December 8, 2015, when disks containing personal '
'information were inadvertently sent to an unauthorized third '
'party. The types of compromised information included names, '
'addresses, Social Security Numbers, and mortgage details, but '
'the number of affected individuals is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security Numbers',
'mortgage details']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-01-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'HSBC Bank USA Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}