Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

On September 25, 2014, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. The breach occurred on September 16, 2014, due to the theft of a password-protected work laptop from an employee's home, potentially affecting personal information such as names, social security numbers, and contact information. The breach possibly impacted employees and their dependents, though the exact number of individuals affected remains unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46702

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

"id": "pac206072825",
"linkid": "pacbio",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Biotechnology',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft of Laptop',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Password-protected',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers',
                                              'Contact Information']},
 'date_detected': '2014-09-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-09-25',
 'description': "Theft of a password-protected work laptop from an employee's "
                'home, potentially affecting personal information such as '
                'names, social security numbers, and contact information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Contact Information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-09-25',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}