The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on August 17, 2022. The breach occurred when malware captured payment card information on the Freestyle Solutions server, affecting customers from September 18, 2020, through February 3, 2022. This incident resulted in the compromise of sensitive financial information, specifically payment card details, which could lead to financial fraud and other malicious activities.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-556349
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ruger-firearms
"id": "rug541072525",
"linkid": "ruger-firearms",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Firearms Manufacturing',
'name': 'Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Malware',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Payment card information'},
'date_detected': '2022-08-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-08-17',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on August 17, '
'2022. The breach occurred when malware captured payment card '
'information on the Freestyle Solutions server, affecting '
'customers from September 18, 2020, through February 3, 2022.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Payment card information',
'payment_information_risk': 'High',
'systems_affected': 'Freestyle Solutions server'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-08-17',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}