MaxLinear, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving MaxLinear, Inc. on June 11, 2020. The breach occurred from approximately April 15, 2020, to May 24, 2020, and potentially exposed personal information including names, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers. This incident highlights the vulnerability of personal data and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-190822

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/maxlinear

"id": "max804072825",
"linkid": "maxlinear",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'MaxLinear, Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'email addresses',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'financial account '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'email addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial account numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-06-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-06-11',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving MaxLinear, Inc. on June 11, 2020. The breach '
                'occurred from approximately April 15, 2020, to May 24, 2020, '
                'and potentially exposed personal information including names, '
                'email addresses, Social Security numbers, and financial '
                'account numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'email addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial account numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-06-11',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at MaxLinear, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}