Pennsylvania General Store

The Pennsylvania General Store experienced a data breach reported by the California Office of the Attorney General on October 27, 2023. The incident occurred between November 24, 2021, and December 14, 2022, exposing sensitive personal and financial information of unknown individuals. Compromised data included names, email addresses, billing addresses, payment card numbers, CVV codes, and expiration dates.The breach posed significant risks, as exposed payment card details could facilitate fraudulent transactions, identity theft, or phishing attacks targeting affected individuals. While the exact number of impacted customers remains undisclosed, the exposure of full payment card data (including CVV codes) elevates the severity, as such information is highly valuable for cybercriminals. The prolonged duration of the breach (over a year) further increases the potential for exploitation before detection. No immediate reports confirmed financial losses or direct fraud, but the nature of the leaked data suggests a high likelihood of downstream harm, including unauthorized purchases or account takeovers.The incident underscores vulnerabilities in the company’s data protection measures, particularly in safeguarding payment processing systems. Regulatory scrutiny and potential legal repercussions may follow, given the sensitivity of the exposed information and the breach’s duration.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-575814

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/natural-foods-general-store

"id": "nat006090625",
"linkid": "natural-foods-general-store",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown (number of individuals '
                                              'not specified)',
                        'industry': 'General Merchandise',
                        'location': 'Pennsylvania, USA',
                        'name': 'Pennsylvania General Store',
                        'type': 'Retail'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely (data accessed by unauthorized '
                                      'parties)',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Email addresses',
                                                         'Billing addresses'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Payment Card Information '
                                              '(PCI)']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-27',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach incident involving the Pennsylvania General Store that '
                'occurred between November 24, 2021, and December 14, 2022. '
                'The breach may have affected personal information, including '
                'names, email addresses, billing addresses, payment card '
                'numbers, CVV codes, and expiration dates of unknown '
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Email addresses',
                                 'Billing addresses',
                                 'Payment card numbers',
                                 'CVV codes',
                                 'Expiration dates'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (payment card and PII exposed)',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High (payment card numbers, CVV '
                                        'codes, expiration dates exposed)'},
 'investigation_status': 'Reported; details pending',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-27',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Potential violation of '
                                                    'California Consumer '
                                                    'Privacy Act (CCPA)',
                                                    'Potential violation of '
                                                    'Payment Card Industry '
                                                    'Data Security Standard '
                                                    '(PCI DSS)'],
                           'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
                                                       'the Attorney General'},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes (reported to California Office '
                                          'of the Attorney General)'},
 'title': 'Pennsylvania General Store Data Breach (2021-2022)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}