Timberland Regional Library

Timberland Regional Library

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Timberland Regional Library on May 5, 2021. The breach occurred on August 21, 2020, and was a result of a phishing cyberattack affecting 26,209 residents. Information compromised included names, Social Security Numbers, driver's license numbers, full dates of birth, and medical information.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10458

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/timberland-regional-library

"id": "tim147080425",
"linkid": "timberland-regional-library",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 26209,
                        'industry': 'Public Services',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'Timberland Regional Library',
                        'type': 'Public Library'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 26209,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers',
                                              "driver's license numbers",
                                              'full dates of birth',
                                              'medical information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-05-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-05',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving Timberland Regional Library on May 5, '
                '2021. The breach occurred on August 21, 2020, and was a '
                'result of a phishing cyberattack affecting 26,209 residents. '
                'Information compromised included names, Social Security '
                "Numbers, driver's license numbers, full dates of birth, and "
                'medical information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 "driver's license numbers",
                                 'full dates of birth',
                                 'medical information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-05',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Timberland Regional Library',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
Great! Next, complete checkout for full access to Rankiteo Blog.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
You've successfully subscribed to Rankiteo Blog.
Success! Your account is fully activated, you now have access to all content.
Success! Your billing info has been updated.
Your billing was not updated.