The California Office of the Attorney General reported that STRATA Trust Company experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an employee email account. The breach was reported on July 17, 2020, and may have affected personal information in early February 2020. The incident highlights the vulnerability of employee email accounts and the potential for significant data leaks, underscoring the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-192126
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/strata-trust
"id": "str647072825",
"linkid": "strata-trust",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'STRATA Trust Company',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2020-02-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-07-17',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account at STRATA '
'Trust Company, potentially affecting personal information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'STRATA Trust Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}