The Humboldt County Office of Education reported a data breach involving unauthorized access to employee email accounts, occurring between May 25, 2024, and June 27, 2024. The breach was reported on May 13, 2025, and may have affected personal information including names of individuals. Specific details regarding the number of individuals affected are unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-602639
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/humboldt-county-office-of-education
"id": "hum110072725",
"linkid": "humboldt-county-office-of-education",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Humboldt County',
'name': 'Humboldt County Office of Education',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names of '
'individuals'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2025-05-13',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-13',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts, potentially '
'affecting personal information including names of '
'individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names of individuals'],
'systems_affected': ['Employee email accounts']},
'title': 'Humboldt County Office of Education Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}