SterlingBackcheck

The California Attorney General reported that SterlingBackcheck experienced a data breach on May 29, 2015, involving the theft of a password-protected laptop containing personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. The breach was reported on August 7, 2015, and may have affected individuals who applied for employment through the company.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-57330

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sterlingbackcheck

"id": "ste350072625",
"linkid": "sterlingbackcheck",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2015",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Individuals who applied for '
                                              'employment through the company',
                        'industry': 'Employment Background Checks',
                        'name': 'SterlingBackcheck',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Theft of Laptop',
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Password-protected',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2015-05-29',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-08-07',
 'description': 'The California Attorney General reported that '
                'SterlingBackcheck experienced a data breach on May 29, 2015, '
                'involving the theft of a password-protected laptop containing '
                'personal information, including names and Social Security '
                'numbers. The breach was reported on August 7, 2015, and may '
                'have affected individuals who applied for employment through '
                'the company.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'SterlingBackcheck Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Physical Security'}