Monterey Bay Air Resources District

Monterey Bay Air Resources District

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that the Monterey Bay Air Resources District experienced a ransomware attack on November 23, 2020. The incident potentially compromised personal information such as social security numbers, driver's license numbers, and financial information. The breach notification was reported on December 15, 2020.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-197205

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

"id": "mbu150072725",
"linkid": "mbuapcd",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Environmental',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Monterey Bay Air Resources District',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['social security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers",
                                              'financial information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-11-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-15',
 'description': 'The Monterey Bay Air Resources District experienced a '
                'ransomware attack that potentially compromised personal '
                "information such as social security numbers, driver's license "
                'numbers, and financial information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['social security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers",
                                 'financial information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Monterey Bay Air Resources District Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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