Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County

244 people have been notified of a data breach at the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office.

It involves their names, addresses, and Social Security numbers.

The breach happened because a data file was erroneously attached during a computer backup process.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/notification-of-data-breach-involving-palm-beach-county-tax-collectors-office-leaves-residents-confused/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/palm-beach-county

"id": "pal023101122",
"linkid": "palm-beach-county",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '244',
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Palm Beach County',
                        'name': 'Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office',
                        'type': 'Government Office'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Erroneous file attachment during backup',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '244',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'addresses',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'description': '244 people have been notified of a data breach at the Palm '
                'Beach County Tax Collector’s Office. It involves their names, '
                'addresses, and Social Security numbers. The breach happened '
                'because a data file was erroneously attached during a '
                'computer backup process.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Erroneous file attachment during '
                                           'backup'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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