Department of Justice

Department of Justice

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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"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
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                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'California Department of Justice',
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                                              'identification numbers']},
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 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-01-20',
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