Paychex, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Paychex, Inc. on May 9, 2024. The breach, which occurred on March 22, 2024, resulted in the unauthorized exposure of personal information, including full names and Social Security numbers. Approximately UNKN individuals were affected.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-585048

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

"id": "pay406072525",
"linkid": "paychex",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
                        'industry': 'Payroll and Human Resources',
                        'name': 'Paychex, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['full names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-03-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-09',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Paychex, Inc. on May 9, 2024. The breach, '
                'which occurred on March 22, 2024, resulted in the '
                'unauthorized exposure of personal information, including full '
                'names and Social Security numbers. Approximately UNKN '
                'individuals were affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['full names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-09',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Paychex, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}