Piedmont Advantage Credit Union

Piedmont Advantage Credit Union

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

"id": "pie828072625",
"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'}
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