The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at the University of California on May 13, 2021. The breach occurred on December 24, 2020, when an unauthorized third party accessed files containing personal information of UC community members, including Social Security numbers and financial information. Approximately 100 organizations were similarly attacked, but the number of affected individuals specific to UC is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-540841
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ucop
"id": "uco831072725",
"linkid": "ucop",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'University of California',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
'numbers'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Financial information']},
'date_detected': '2021-05-13',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-13',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach at the University of California on May 13, 2021. The '
'breach occurred on December 24, 2020, when an unauthorized '
'third party accessed files containing personal information of '
'UC community members, including Social Security numbers and '
'financial information. Approximately 100 organizations were '
'similarly attacked, but the number of affected individuals '
'specific to UC is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers',
'Financial information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Third Party',
'title': 'Data Breach at University of California',
'type': 'Data Breach'}