Kroll Background America, Inc.

Kroll Background America, Inc.

On November 21, 2013, Kroll Background America, Inc. reported a data breach affecting 548 residents of California due to a criminal cyberattack that occurred between June and September 2013. The breach involved unauthorized access to personally identifiable information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-43342

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/kroll-background-america-inc

"id": "kro454072725",
"linkid": "kroll-background-america-inc",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2013",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 548,
                        'industry': 'Background Screening',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Kroll Background America, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 548,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Dates of Birth',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information']},
 'date_detected': '2013-09-01',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-11-21',
 'description': 'A data breach affecting 548 residents of California due to a '
                'criminal cyberattack that occurred between June and September '
                '2013. The breach involved unauthorized access to personally '
                'identifiable information, including names, dates of birth, '
                'addresses, and Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Kroll Background America, Inc.'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Criminal',
 'title': 'Kroll Background America Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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