POPSUGAR Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving POPSUGAR Inc. on June 14, 2018. The breach occurred on February 22, 2018, when an unauthorized third party gained access to account credentials, affecting the personal information of 123,857 website users, including names, email addresses, and hashed passwords. The breach compromised sensitive user data, potentially leading to identity theft and other fraudulent activities. The incident highlights the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect user information.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-137129

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/psfeelgood

"id": "psf110072625",
"linkid": "psfeelgood",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 123857,
                        'industry': 'Media',
                        'name': 'POPSUGAR Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 123857,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Email Addresses'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Email Addresses',
                                              'Hashed Passwords']},
 'date_detected': '2018-02-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-06-14',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving POPSUGAR Inc. on June 14, 2018. The breach '
                'occurred on February 22, 2018, when an unauthorized third '
                'party gained access to account credentials, affecting the '
                'personal information of 123,857 website users, including '
                'names, email addresses, and hashed passwords.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Email Addresses',
                                 'Hashed Passwords']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-06-14',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
 'title': 'POPSUGAR Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Account Credentials'}