The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Johnson County, Texas, on November 23, 2022. The breach was discovered on July 7, 2022, when unauthorized access to a publicly available County file was identified, potentially exposing individuals' names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth. The total number of affected individuals is currently unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2022-11-23-johnson-county-texas-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/johnson-county-county-clerk's-office
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"linkid": "johnson-county-county-clerk's-office",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Texas, USA',
'name': 'Johnson County, Texas',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'date_detected': '2022-07-07',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-23',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Johnson County, Texas, on November 23, 2022. '
'The breach was discovered on July 7, 2022, when unauthorized '
'access to a publicly available County file was identified, '
"potentially exposing individuals' names, addresses, Social "
'Security numbers, and dates of birth. The total number of '
'affected individuals is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'dates of birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-23',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Johnson County, Texas Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}