The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Petersen International Underwriters on July 6, 2022. The breach, discovered on December 20, 2021, may have exposed personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers, although the total number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-554988
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/petersen-international-underwriters
"id": "pet519080425",
"linkid": "petersen-international-underwriters",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'name': 'Petersen International Underwriters',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account numbers']},
'date_detected': '2021-12-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-07-06',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Petersen International Underwriters on July '
'6, 2022. The breach, discovered on December 20, 2021, may '
'have exposed personal information, including names, Social '
'Security numbers, and financial account numbers, although the '
'total number of affected individuals is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers',
'financial account numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-07-06',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Petersen International Underwriters',
'type': 'Data Breach'}