U Gym, LLC

On April 4, 2016, U Gym, LLC experienced a data breach when several of its computers containing sensitive payroll data were stolen. The compromised information included employees' personal details such as names, addresses, birthdates, and Social Security numbers. The breach was reported to the California Office of the Attorney General on April 20, 2016. The exact number of affected individuals remains undetermined, but the incident exposed critical internal employee data, posing risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and reputational harm. The theft of physical devices containing unencrypted or poorly secured payroll records highlights vulnerabilities in the company’s data protection measures, particularly in safeguarding employee-sensitive information from unauthorized access or physical theft.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-61177

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

"id": "myu225082125",
"linkid": "myugym",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Fitness/Gym',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'U Gym, LLC',
                        'type': 'Private Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes (via physical theft of devices)',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'birthdates',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (includes SSNs)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['payroll data',
                                              'personally identifiable '
                                              'information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2016-04-04',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-04-20',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving U Gym, LLC on April 20, 2016. The breach '
                'occurred on April 4, 2016, when several computers containing '
                'payroll data, including personal information such as names, '
                'addresses, birthdates, and Social Security numbers, were '
                'stolen. The number of affected individuals is currently '
                'unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'birthdates',
                                 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII including SSNs exposed)',
            'systems_affected': ['computers containing payroll data']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Physical theft of computers',
                           'high_value_targets': ['payroll data']},
 'investigation_status': 'Reported; number of affected individuals unknown',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Inadequate physical security of '
                                            'devices containing sensitive '
                                            'data']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Potential violation of '
                                                    'California data breach '
                                                    'notification laws (e.g., '
                                                    'California Civil Code § '
                                                    '1798.82)'],
                           'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes (reported to California Office '
                                          'of the Attorney General)'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at U Gym, LLC Involving Stolen Computers with Payroll '
          'Data',
 'type': 'Data Breach (Theft of Physical Devices)'}