TERBIUM

Cybercriminals sold the Social Security numbers of babies on the dark web.

Details includes dates of birth and mother's maiden names.

An infant's personal information can provide cybercriminals access to a clean credit history.

This can be used to take out mortgages, apply for credit cards or receive government benefits.

Source: https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/22/technology/infant-data-dark-web-identity-theft/index.html

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/terbium

"id": "ter21493622",
"linkid": "terbium",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "01/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'type': 'Individuals'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Dark Web Sales',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                              'Dates of birth',
                                              "Mother's maiden names"]},
 'description': 'Cybercriminals sold the Social Security numbers of babies on '
                "the dark web. Details include dates of birth and mother's "
                "maiden names. An infant's personal information can provide "
                'cybercriminals access to a clean credit history. This can be '
                'used to take out mortgages, apply for credit cards, or '
                'receive government benefits.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
                                 'Dates of birth',
                                 "Mother's maiden names"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': 'Yes'},
 'motivation': ['Financial Gain', 'Identity Theft'],
 'threat_actor': 'Cybercriminals',
 'title': "Sale of Babies' Social Security Numbers on the Dark Web",
 'type': 'Data Breach'}