The California Office of the Attorney General disclosed a data breach affecting McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC, which transpired between November 16, 2019, and March 4, 2020. The incident involved the unauthorized exposure of personal information, including names and driver’s license numbers of an undisclosed number of individuals. While the exact scope of the breach remains unclear, the compromised data suggests a targeted intrusion aimed at sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). The breach was formally reported on May 1, 2020, indicating a delayed public disclosure. Given the nature of the exposed data—driver’s license numbers, which are often linked to identity theft and fraud—the incident poses significant risks to affected individuals, though no immediate evidence of malicious exploitation (e.g., financial fraud or ransom demands) was reported. The lack of clarity on the number of victims further complicates risk assessment, but the exposure of government-issued identifiers elevates the severity of the breach.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-189649
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/scholten-collins-mckissock
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"linkid": "scholten-collins-mckissock",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2019",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC',
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
"Driver's license "
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-05-01',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC. The '
'breach, which occurred between November 16, 2019, and March '
'4, 2020, potentially exposed personal information such as '
"names and driver's license numbers. The number of affected "
'individuals is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', "Driver's license numbers"],
'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-05-01',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
'the Attorney '
'General']},
'title': 'McKissock Investment Holdings, LLC Data Breach (2019-2020)',
'type': 'Data Breach'}