The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Paycor, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized disclosure of personal information due to an erroneous mailing on February 16, 2018. The breach involved IRS W-2 forms, affecting an unknown number of individuals, with personal information including names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-134791
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/paycor
"id": "pay409072725",
"linkid": "paycor",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2018",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
'name': 'Paycor, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Erroneous Mailing',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security '
'Numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['IRS W-2 forms']},
'date_detected': '2018-02-16',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Paycor, Inc. experienced a data breach involving unauthorized '
'disclosure of personal information due to an erroneous '
'mailing on February 16, 2018. The breach involved IRS W-2 '
'forms, affecting an unknown number of individuals, with '
'personal information including names, addresses, and Social '
'Security Numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Paycor, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}