On December 6, 2021, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Team Alvarez Insurance Services. The breach began on August 25, 2021, due to a ransomware attack that potentially exposed personal information, including names, addresses, Medicare Beneficiary IDs, Social Security Numbers, and bank information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-548236
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/team-alvarez-insurance-services
"id": "tea203072625",
"linkid": "team-alvarez-insurance-services",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "8/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Insurance',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Team Alvarez Insurance Services',
'type': 'Insurance Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Medicare Beneficiary IDs',
'Social Security Numbers',
'bank information']},
'date_detected': '2021-12-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-12-06',
'description': 'A ransomware attack potentially exposed personal information, '
'including names, addresses, Medicare Beneficiary IDs, Social '
'Security Numbers, and bank information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Medicare Beneficiary IDs',
'Social Security Numbers',
'bank information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-12-06',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Team Alvarez Insurance Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}