The California Attorney General's Office reported a data breach on October 14, 2016, involving the inadvertent release of personal information, including names and identification numbers. The breach was discovered on October 17, 2016, and was reported on January 20, 2017. The number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-65950
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/usdoj
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"linkid": "usdoj",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'California Department of Justice',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'identification numbers']},
'date_detected': '2016-10-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-01-20',
'description': "The California Attorney General's Office reported that the "
'Department of Justice experienced a data breach involving the '
'inadvertent release of personal information, including names '
'and identification numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'identification numbers']},
'references': [{'source': "California Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'California Department of Justice Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}