TRUEbenefits LLC

TRUEbenefits LLC

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving TRUEbenefits LLC on September 18, 2017. The breach was identified between May 18 and May 19, 2017, due to a phishing email sent from an employee's account, potentially exposing individuals' names and Social Security numbers. The number of individuals affected was not specified.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-101975

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/truebenefits-llc_2

"id": "tru951072825",
"linkid": "truebenefits-llc_2",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'TRUEbenefits LLC', 'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2017-05-18 to 2017-05-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-09-18',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving TRUEbenefits LLC on September 18, 2017. The '
                'breach was identified between May 18 and May 19, 2017, due to '
                "a phishing email sent from an employee's account, potentially "
                "exposing individuals' names and Social Security numbers. The "
                'number of individuals affected was not specified.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Individuals' names",
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Phishing email'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Phishing email sent from an '
                                           "employee's account"},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-09-18',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'TRUEbenefits LLC Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}
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