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.
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'}