Oconee County, South Carolina

Oconee County, South Carolina

Oconee County suffered a data breach after that the payroll service used by Oconee County, employees did not receive money placed into their bank accounts.

The compromise was limited to the payroll system, and the rest of the county's accounts were unaffected.

SLED and the FBI investigated the incident and the affected employees were later paid by cheque.

Source: https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/16/oconee-officials-say-payroll-service-breached/90522152/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/oconee-county-south-carolina

"id": "oco185112622",
"linkid": "oconee-county-south-carolina",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
                        'location': 'Oconee County, South Carolina',
                        'name': 'Oconee County',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Payroll data']},
 'description': 'Oconee County suffered a data breach affecting its payroll '
                'service, resulting in employees not receiving their bank '
                'deposits.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payroll data'],
            'systems_affected': ['Payroll system']},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': ['SLED', 'FBI'],
              'recovery_measures': ['Affected employees were later paid by '
                                    'cheque']},
 'title': 'Oconee County Payroll System Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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