The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Targus on November 21, 2024. The breach, discovered on or around April 6, 2024, potentially involved personal information, specifically names and Social Security numbers, though the total number of individuals affected remains unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-595219
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/targus
"id": "tar219072625",
"linkid": "targus",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Targus', 'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-04-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-21',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Targus on November 21, 2024. The breach, '
'discovered on or around April 6, 2024, potentially involved '
'personal information, specifically names and Social Security '
'numbers, though the total number of individuals affected '
'remains unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-21',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Targus Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}