The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Thermo Fisher Scientific experienced a data security incident involving unauthorized access to employee email accounts, affecting emails sent from July 6, 2017, through October 13, 2017. The specific number of individuals affected and the exact breach method are unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-134909
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/thermo-fisher-scientific
"id": "the206072925",
"linkid": "thermo-fisher-scientific",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Scientific Instruments and Services',
'name': 'Thermo Fisher Scientific',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Emails']},
'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts affecting '
'emails sent from July 6, 2017, through October 13, 2017.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Emails'],
'systems_affected': ['Email Accounts']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Thermo Fisher Scientific Data Security Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach'}