The California Office of the Attorney General reported on February 15, 2019, that Volt Information Sciences experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to employee email accounts between August 6, 2018, and October 4, 2018. Approximately 4,687 California residents were affected, with certain personal information potentially exposed, including names, Social Security numbers, and medical history information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-144774
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/volt-information-sciences
"id": "vol143072925",
"linkid": "volt-information-sciences",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4687,
'industry': 'Information Sciences',
'name': 'Volt Information Sciences',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4687,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Medical history information']},
'date_detected': '2019-02-15',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-02-15',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to employee email accounts resulting in '
'potential exposure of personal information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers',
'Medical history information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2019-02-15',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Volt Information Sciences Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}