The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting The Good Life Wine Collective in June 2015. The incident, which transpired between April 1 and April 30, 2015, involved unauthorized access to credit and debit card data, including customer names, card numbers, payment addresses, passwords, and dates of birth. While the exact number of impacted individuals remains undisclosed, the breach exposed sensitive financial and personal information, heightening risks of fraud, identity theft, and financial exploitation. The compromised data particularly payment details and authentication credentials poses significant threats to customer security, potentially enabling malicious actors to conduct unauthorized transactions or exploit personal identities. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in the company’s payment processing systems, raising concerns over data protection protocols and regulatory compliance. Customers affected may face prolonged financial monitoring, credit disputes, and reputational harm due to the exposure of their sensitive details.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-56447
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ldv-hospitality
"id": "ldv222082125",
"linkid": "ldv-hospitality",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2015",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
'industry': 'Retail (Wine)',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'The Good Life Wine Collective',
'type': 'Business'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
'dates of birth',
'payment addresses'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['PII', 'Payment Data']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-06-18',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach notification from The Good Life Wine Collective on '
'June 18, 2015. The breach, involving credit and debit card '
'data, occurred between April 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015 and '
'potentially exposed customer names, card numbers, payment '
'addresses, passwords, and dates of birth, but the number of '
'individuals affected is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['customer names',
'card numbers',
'payment addresses',
'passwords',
'dates of birth'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII and payment data exposed)',
'payment_information_risk': 'High (credit/debit card data '
'exposed)'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-06-18',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['California Data Breach '
'Notification Law '
'(likely)'],
'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
'the Attorney General'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via regulatory '
'notification',
'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes (California Office of the '
'Attorney General)'},
'title': 'Data Breach at The Good Life Wine Collective (2015)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}