Royell Manufacturing, Inc.

On October 4, 2021, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach at Royell Manufacturing, where unauthorized actors gained access to sensitive personal information. The incident occurred between July 1 and July 5, 2021, compromising the data of 1,145 Washington residents. The exposed information included names, Social Security numbers, and financial account details, posing a significant risk of identity theft, financial fraud, and long-term reputational harm to the affected individuals. The breach underscored vulnerabilities in Royell Manufacturing’s data security protocols, raising concerns about the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) and the potential for downstream financial exploitation. While the company likely faced regulatory scrutiny and potential legal repercussions, the immediate focus remained on mitigating risks for the impacted residents, including credit monitoring and identity protection measures.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=11106

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/royell-manufacturing-inc

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"linkid": "royell-manufacturing-inc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1145,
                        'industry': 'Manufacturing',
                        'location': 'Washington, USA',
                        'name': 'Royell Manufacturing',
                        'type': 'Manufacturing Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1145,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Financial Data']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-04',
 'description': 'On October 4, 2021, the Washington State Office of the '
                'Attorney General reported a data breach at Royell '
                'Manufacturing involving unauthorized access that affected '
                '1,145 Washington residents. The breach occurred between July '
                "1, 2021, and July 5, 2021, potentially exposing individuals' "
                'names, Social Security numbers, and financial account '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial account information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High (PII and financial data exposed)',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High (financial account information '
                                        'exposed)'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Washington State '
                                                       'Office of the Attorney '
                                                       'General'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Public disclosure via Washington '
                                        'State Office of the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'Royell Manufacturing Data Breach (2021)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}