Tesla, Inc.

On August 18, 2023, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Tesla, Inc. The breach, discovered on May 10, 2023, resulted from insider wrongdoing, affecting 75,735 individuals, including sensitive information such as Social Security Numbers. Tesla is offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian’s IdentityWorks.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/014ae6db-4cb7-464b-b827-5d73f0bbc911.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tesla-electric-cars-solar-clean-energy

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"linkid": "tesla-electric-cars-solar-clean-energy",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 75735,
                        'industry': 'Automotive',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Tesla, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Wrongdoing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 75735,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-08-18',
 'description': 'A data breach involving Tesla, Inc. was reported by the Maine '
                'Office of the Attorney General on August 18, 2023. The '
                'breach, discovered on May 10, 2023, resulted from insider '
                'wrongdoing, affecting 75,735 individuals, including sensitive '
                'information such as Social Security Numbers. Tesla is '
                'offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft '
                'protection services through Experian’s IdentityWorks.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Insider Wrongdoing'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-08-18',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of credit monitoring and '
                                       'identity theft protection services'],
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian’s IdentityWorks']},
 'threat_actor': 'Insider',
 'title': 'Tesla, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}