The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation on October 18, 2021. The incident, discovered on July 15, 2021, potentially affected personal information, including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, dates of birth, and emergency contacts, though it could not be determined if any information was accessed.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-546575
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tzu-chi-usa
"id": "tzu200072525",
"linkid": "tzu-chi-usa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Religious/Charitable',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation',
'type': 'Non-profit Organization'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'emails',
'dates of birth',
'emergency contacts']},
'date_detected': '2021-07-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-18',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation on October 18, '
'2021. The incident, discovered on July 15, 2021, potentially '
'affected personal information, including names, addresses, '
'phone numbers, emails, dates of birth, and emergency '
'contacts, though it could not be determined if any '
'information was accessed.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'phone numbers',
'emails',
'dates of birth',
'emergency contacts']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-18',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation',
'type': 'Data Breach'}