CertifiedSafety, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting **CertifiedSafety, Inc.** on **February 25, 2021**, stemming from an incident on **June 12, 2020**. The breach exposed sensitive personal information of individuals, including **names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), and driver’s license details**. While the compromised data could enable identity theft or fraud, the report explicitly states there is **no evidence of misuse** at this time. The nature of the exposed data—particularly SSNs and driver’s license numbers—poses a high risk for affected individuals, as such details are frequently targeted in financial crimes, phishing schemes, or synthetic identity fraud. The breach underscores vulnerabilities in CertifiedSafety’s data protection measures, though the lack of confirmed exploitation slightly mitigates immediate harm. However, the long-term repercussions for victims remain a concern, given the permanence of exposed identifiers like SSNs.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-538302

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/safety-certified-inc.

"id": "saf401082025",
"linkid": "safety-certified-inc.",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'CertifiedSafety, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'mailing addresses',
                                                         'dates of birth',
                                                         'social security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         "driver's license "
                                                         'information'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': "High (includes SSNs and driver's "
                                        'license info)',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['personally identifiable '
                                              'information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2020-06-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-02-25',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving CertifiedSafety, Inc. on February 25, 2021, '
                'which occurred on June 12, 2020. The breach potentially '
                "exposed individuals' names, mailing addresses, dates of "
                "birth, social security numbers, and driver's license "
                'information, although there is no evidence of misuse.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'mailing addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 "driver's license information"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (no evidence of misuse)'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at CertifiedSafety, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}