The Idaho National Laboratory reported a data breach on December 12, 2023, involving a cyber attack that occurred on November 19, 2023. The breach affected 45,047 individuals, exposing sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) including Social Security numbers. Incident response actions included offering 12 months of identity theft protection services through Experian.
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"id": "ida606072825",
"linkid": "idaho-national-laboratory",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 45047,
'industry': 'Research and Development',
'location': 'Idaho, USA',
'name': 'Idaho National Laboratory',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 45047,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Personally Identifiable '
'Information (PII)']},
'date_detected': '2023-11-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-12',
'description': 'The Idaho National Laboratory reported a data breach on '
'December 12, 2023, involving a cyber attack that occurred on '
'November 19, 2023. The breach affected 45,047 individuals, '
'exposing sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) '
'including Social Security numbers. Incident response actions '
'included offering 12 months of identity theft protection '
'services through Experian.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Personally Identifiable Information (PII)'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-12',
'source': 'Idaho National Laboratory'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Idaho National Laboratory Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}