SterlingBackcheck, a trademark of Sterling Infosystems suffered a data breach after one of its laptops got stolen.
The laptop contained a spreadsheet containing an undisclosed number of job applicants’ names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.
SterlingBackcheck sent notification letters to the affected clients.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/sterlingbackcheck
"id": "ste145923422",
"linkid": "sterlingbackcheck",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2015",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Background Check Services',
'name': 'SterlingBackcheck',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Stolen Laptop',
'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': 'Spreadsheet',
'number_of_records_exposed': 'Undisclosed',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Job applicants’ '
'names, dates of '
'birth, and Social '
'Security numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personally Identifiable '
'Information'},
'description': 'SterlingBackcheck, a trademark of Sterling Infosystems, '
'suffered a data breach after one of its laptops got stolen. '
'The laptop contained a spreadsheet with an undisclosed number '
'of job applicants’ names, dates of birth, and Social Security '
'numbers. SterlingBackcheck sent notification letters to the '
'affected clients.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Job applicants’ names, dates of birth, and '
'Social Security numbers'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters sent to affected '
'clients'},
'title': 'SterlingBackcheck Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}