The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. on December 11, 2014. The breach occurred on November 24, 2014, and involved a cyber attack that may have compromised various types of personally identifiable information, including names, social security numbers, and bank account information. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-47706
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sony-pictures-entertainment
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"linkid": "sony-pictures-entertainment",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2014",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Entertainment',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.',
'type': 'Entertainment Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'bank account information']},
'date_detected': '2014-11-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-12-11',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. on December '
'11, 2014. The breach occurred on November 24, 2014, and '
'involved a cyber attack that may have compromised various '
'types of personally identifiable information, including '
'names, social security numbers, and bank account information. '
'The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'bank account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-12-11',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Sony Pictures Entertainment Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}