University of California, Berkeley

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the University of California, Berkeley, on April 30, 2015. The breach involved unauthorized access to a web server, potentially affecting personal information including social security and bank account numbers, with the unauthorized access starting in December 2014 and additional access noted in February 2015. The total number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-55760

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/university-of-california-berkeley

"id": "uni605072725",
"linkid": "university-of-california-berkeley",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Berkeley, California',
                        'name': 'University of California, Berkeley',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                              'Bank Account Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2015-04-30',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-04-30',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to a web server potentially affecting '
                'personal information including social security and bank '
                'account numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Bank Account Numbers'],
            'systems_affected': ['Web Server']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-04-30',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of California, Berkeley',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}