The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Rent-A-Center, Inc. on April 25, 2012. The breach occurred on April 1, 2012, when various electronics and a server containing customers' personal information, including names and Social Security numbers or driver's license numbers, were stolen. This incident resulted in the leak of personal information of customers, which is a significant impact as it involves customer data leaks.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-23053
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/rent-a-center
"id": "ren057080525",
"linkid": "rent-a-center",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2012",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Retail',
'name': 'Rent-A-Center, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Theft of Electronics and Server',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
"Driver's license numbers"]},
'date_detected': '2012-04-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-04-25',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Rent-A-Center, Inc. on April 25, 2012. The '
'breach occurred on April 1, 2012, when various electronics '
"and a server containing customers' personal information, "
"including names and Social Security numbers or driver's "
'license numbers, were stolen.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
"Driver's license numbers"],
'systems_affected': ['Server']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-04-25',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Rent-A-Center, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}