Valex Corp.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Valex Corporation on August 25, 2022. The breach occurred on July 1, 2021, due to a malware attack that potentially compromised individuals' names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers, although the precise data removed is unknown. The number of affected individuals has not been disclosed.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-556643

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/valex

"id": "val534080425",
"linkid": "valex",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Valex Corporation', 'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2022-08-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-08-25',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Valex Corporation on August 25, 2022. The '
                'breach occurred on July 1, 2021, due to a malware attack that '
                "potentially compromised individuals' names, dates of birth, "
                'and Social Security numbers, although the precise data '
                'removed is unknown. The number of affected individuals has '
                'not been disclosed.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-08-25',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Valex Corporation',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}