Marquez Brothers International, Inc.

On September 3, 2021, Marquez Brothers International, Inc. suffered a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized network access through existing vulnerabilities, followed by the deployment of ransomware. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of individuals, including full names, residential addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, telephone numbers, and Social Security numbers. The compromised data poses significant risks, such as identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm to affected individuals. The attack exploited system weaknesses, allowing threat actors to encrypt critical data while exfiltrating personally identifiable information (PII). The incident was formally reported by the California Office of the Attorney General on January 5, 2022, highlighting the severity of the exposure and the potential for widespread misuse of the stolen data.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-549707

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/marquez-brothers-international-inc.

"id": "mar1013091725",
"linkid": "marquez-brothers-international-inc.",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'food production/distribution',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Marquez Brothers International, Inc.',
                        'type': 'private company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'network vulnerabilities',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'email addresses',
                                                         'telephone numbers',
                                                         'social security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'high',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-03',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-01-05',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Marquez Brothers International, Inc. experienced a data '
                'breach on September 3, 2021, involving unauthorized access '
                'through network vulnerabilities and the deployment of '
                'ransomware. The breach potentially compromised personal '
                'information of individuals, including names, addresses, dates '
                'of birth, email addresses, telephone numbers, and social '
                'security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'email addresses',
                                 'telephone numbers',
                                 'social security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'high'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-01-05',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'Marquez Brothers International, Inc. Data Breach and Ransomware '
          'Attack',
 'type': ['data breach', 'ransomware']}