The Seattle Public Library

On December 12, 2024, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Seattle Public Library that occurred on May 24, 2024, due to a ransomware attack. The breach affected approximately 26,965 individuals, exposing various personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=18124

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/seattle-public-library

"id": "sea208072825",
"linkid": "seattle-public-library",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 26965,
                        'industry': 'Public Services',
                        'location': 'Seattle, WA',
                        'name': 'The Seattle Public Library',
                        'type': 'Public Library'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 26965,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial information']},
 'date_detected': '2024-05-24',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-12-12',
 'description': 'A data breach involving The Seattle Public Library occurred '
                'on May 24, 2024, due to a ransomware attack. The breach '
                'affected approximately 26,965 individuals, exposing various '
                'personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and '
                'financial information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-12-12',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Seattle Public Library Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}