Washington State Bar Association

Washington State Bar Association

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) on December 18, 2020. The breach, which involved unauthorized access to payment card information, affected 4,051 Washington residents and occurred between March 10 and November 12, 2020. The WSBA has begun notifying individuals affected and has reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10373

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/washington-state-bar-association

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"linkid": "washington-state-bar-association",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4051,
                        'industry': 'Legal',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'Washington State Bar Association',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4051,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Payment Card Information'},
 'date_detected': '2020-12-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-18',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving the Washington State Bar Association '
                '(WSBA) on December 18, 2020. The breach, which involved '
                'unauthorized access to payment card information, affected '
                '4,051 Washington residents and occurred between March 10 and '
                'November 12, 2020. The WSBA has begun notifying individuals '
                'affected and has reported the matter to the Federal Bureau of '
                'Investigation.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Payment Card Information',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-18',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifying affected individuals',
              'law_enforcement_notified': 'Federal Bureau of Investigation'},
 'title': 'Washington State Bar Association Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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