Petrochem Insulation, Inc.

Petrochem Insulation, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on October 1, 2013, that Petrochem Insulation, Inc. experienced a data breach on July 18, 2013, due to the theft of a laptop from an employee's locked car. The breach potentially exposed personal information including names, employee identification numbers, and social security numbers of the employees, although the number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-42828

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/petrochem-insulation-inc

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"linkid": "petrochem-insulation-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2013",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Petrochem Insulation, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Theft',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Employee Identification Numbers',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2013-07-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-10-01',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
                'October 1, 2013, that Petrochem Insulation, Inc. experienced '
                'a data breach on July 18, 2013, due to the theft of a laptop '
                "from an employee's locked car. The breach potentially exposed "
                'personal information including names, employee identification '
                'numbers, and social security numbers of the employees, '
                'although the number of individuals affected is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Employee Identification Numbers',
                                 'Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-10-01',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Petrochem Insulation, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Lack of Physical Security'}
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