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'}