Spartanburg County

On July 25, 2023, Spartanburg County, South Carolina reported a data breach involving a ransomware attack that occurred on April 27, 2023. The breach affected 8,575 individuals, compromising personal information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. Identity theft protection services, including 12 months of credit monitoring through Experian, were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/c5206b4f-e96a-411a-8254-0cef3cb30631.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/spartanburg-county-government

"id": "spa006072625",
"linkid": "spartanburg-county-government",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "4/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8575,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'South Carolina, USA',
                        'name': 'Spartanburg County',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 8575,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2023-04-27',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-25',
 'description': 'A ransomware attack on Spartanburg County, South Carolina, '
                'compromised personal information of 8,575 individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers"]},
 'references': [{'source': 'Spartanburg County'}],
 'title': 'Spartanburg County Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}