The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Piedmont Advantage Credit Union on February 27, 2015. The breach, discovered on January 31, 2015, involved the loss of a laptop that may have contained sensitive member information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, member account numbers, and Social Security numbers. The exact number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-48543
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/piedmont-advantage-credit-union
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"linkid": "piedmont-advantage-credit-union",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2015",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'Piedmont Advantage Credit Union',
'type': 'Credit Union'}],
'attack_vector': 'Loss of Laptop',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'member account numbers',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2015-01-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-02-27',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Piedmont Advantage Credit Union on February '
'27, 2015. The breach, discovered on January 31, 2015, '
'involved the loss of a laptop that may have contained '
'sensitive member information, including names, addresses, '
'dates of birth, member account numbers, and Social Security '
'numbers. The exact number of affected individuals is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'dates of birth',
'member account numbers',
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-02-27',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Piedmont Advantage Credit Union',
'type': 'Data Breach'}