Southern California Edison Co.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Southern California Edison Co. on December 28, 2022. The breach occurred on November 28, 2022, due to an inadvertent disclosure of personal information, affecting at least one individual. The compromised information included names, social security numbers, and company contributions to health accounts. This incident highlights the vulnerability of personal data and the importance of robust security measures to prevent such breaches.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-560464

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sce

"id": "sce310072925",
"linkid": "sce",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'At least one individual',
                        'industry': 'Energy',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Southern California Edison Co.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Inadvertent Disclosure',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'At least one individual',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'social security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'social security numbers',
                                              'company contributions to health '
                                              'accounts']},
 'date_detected': '2022-11-28',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-12-28',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Southern California Edison Co. on December '
                '28, 2022. The breach occurred on November 28, 2022, due to an '
                'inadvertent disclosure of personal information, affecting at '
                'least one individual, with information compromised including '
                'names, social security numbers, and company contributions to '
                'health accounts.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'social security numbers',
                                 'company contributions to health accounts']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-12-28',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Southern California Edison Co. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}