Reyes Beverage Group

On November 9, 2012, Reyes Beverage Group experienced a data breach reported by the California Office of the Attorney General on January 4, 2013. The incident involved the accidental transmission of a sensitive internal report to an incorrect email address. The exposed report contained confidential employee information, specifically names and Social Security numbers (SSNs). While the exact number of affected individuals remains undisclosed (marked as 'UNKN'), the breach posed a significant risk of identity theft, financial fraud, or misuse of personal data.The company responded by implementing additional safeguards to prevent similar errors in the future, though the report does not specify the nature of these measures. The breach was classified as an inadvertent disclosure rather than a targeted cyberattack, but the exposure of SSNs highly sensitive identifiers elevates the severity due to the potential for long-term harm to employees. No evidence suggests the data was exploited maliciously post-breach, but the incident underscores vulnerabilities in data-handling protocols, particularly in email communications involving personally identifiable information (PII).

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-37728

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/reyes-beverage-group

"id": "rey024091825",
"linkid": "reyes-beverage-group",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2012",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Beverage Distribution',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Reyes Beverage Group',
                        'type': 'Private Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Human Error (Incorrect Email Recipient)',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'No (Misdelivery)',
                 'file_types_exposed': ['Report (likely PDF/Excel)'],
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Employee names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (Social Security Numbers)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2012-11-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-01-04',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Reyes Beverage Group on January 4, 2013. The '
                'breach occurred on November 9, 2012, when a report containing '
                'employee names and social security numbers was inadvertently '
                'sent to an incorrect email address. Approximately UNKN '
                'individuals were affected. Additional safeguards were '
                'implemented to prevent future incidents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Employee names', 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (due to exposed SSNs)'},
 'investigation_status': 'Reported',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Additional safeguards '
                                                  'implemented',
                            'root_causes': 'Human error (misaddressed email)'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2013-01-04',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
                                                       'the Attorney General'},
 'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': 'California Office of the Attorney '
                                          'General',
              'remediation_measures': 'Additional safeguards implemented to '
                                      'prevent future incidents'},
 'title': 'Reyes Beverage Group Data Breach (2012)',
 'type': 'Data Breach (Misdelivery)'}