Tree Top, Inc.

Tree Top, Inc.

On December 23, 2020, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Tree Top, Inc. and its subsidiary Northwest Naturals, LLC, which occurred on November 10, 2020. Unauthorized third parties accessed Tree Top's computer network through a compromised user account and employed ransomware to encrypt servers containing personal information, potentially affecting an unknown number of individuals.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-197530

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tree-top-inc.

"id": "tre900072525",
"linkid": "tree-top-inc.",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown number of individuals',
                        'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Tree Top, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'},
                       {'customers_affected': 'Unknown number of individuals',
                        'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Northwest Naturals, LLC',
                        'type': 'Subsidiary'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Compromised User Account',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2020-11-10',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-23',
 'description': "Unauthorized third parties accessed Tree Top's computer "
                'network through a compromised user account and employed '
                'ransomware to encrypt servers containing personal '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
            'systems_affected': 'Servers'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Compromised User Account'},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-23',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized third parties',
 'title': 'Tree Top, Inc. Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware'}
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