Southwest Airlines Co.

The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported on June 23, 2023, that Southwest Airlines Co. experienced a data breach, affecting 9 residents. The breach compromised electronic records containing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) and driver's licenses.

Source: https://www.mass.gov/lists/data-breach-notification-reports

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/southwest-airlines

"id": "sou351071725",
"linkid": "southwest-airlines",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 9,
                        'industry': 'Aviation',
                        'name': 'Southwest Airlines Co.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 9,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers (SSNs)',
                                              "Driver's Licenses"]},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-23',
 'description': 'The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business '
                'Regulation reported on June 23, 2023, that Southwest Airlines '
                'Co. experienced a data breach, affecting 9 residents. The '
                'breach compromised electronic records containing Social '
                "Security Numbers (SSNs) and driver's licenses.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers (SSNs)',
                                 "Driver's Licenses"]},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-06-23',
                 'source': 'Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and '
                           'Business Regulation'}],
 'title': 'Southwest Airlines Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}