Seattle Housing Authority

Seattle Housing Authority

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) on February 22, 2019. The breach, which occurred on January 7, 2019, involved the theft of a laptop containing sensitive personal information of approximately 720 Washington residents, including their names and financial information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10616

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/seattle-housing-authority

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"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2019",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
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                        'industry': 'Housing',
                        'location': 'Seattle, Washington',
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                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
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                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
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                                              'Financial Information']},
 'date_detected': '2019-02-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-02-22',
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                'on February 22, 2019. The breach, which occurred on January '
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                'personal information of approximately 720 Washington '
                'residents, including their names and financial information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Financial Information']},
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                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
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