The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Westamerica Bank on July 17, 2023. The incident potentially compromised personal information due to a third-party vendor's actions between May 27 and May 31, 2023; however, the specific types of information affected are listed as [Data], which is not specified. Westamerica Bank implemented data security safeguards and offered identity protection services.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-570427
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/westamerica-bancorporation
"id": "wes932072725",
"linkid": "westamerica-bancorporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Westamerica Bank',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party Vendor',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2023-05-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-17',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Westamerica Bank on July 17, 2023. The '
'incident potentially compromised personal information due to '
"a third-party vendor's actions between May 27 and May 31, "
'2023; however, the specific types of information affected are '
'listed as [Data], which is not specified. Westamerica Bank '
'implemented data security safeguards and offered identity '
'protection services.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-17',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': 'Data security safeguards, Identity '
'protection services'},
'title': 'Westamerica Bank Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}