US Briggs Stratton Corporation Jul 2017 Hacking (Q10191)
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US Briggs Stratton Corporation Jul 2017 Hacking
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A data breach risk event
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July 2017
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the breach was a hacking/IT incident resulting a potential unauthorized disclosure of ePHI. Malware was discovered on its systems which potentially gave unauthorized individuals access to the system where ePHI was stored. Access to the system was possible between July 25 and July 28, 2017. Briggs Stratton became aware of the incident on July 25, and took steps to contain the attack. Notifications were delayed until September 30, 2017 due to a law enforcement investigation into the malware attack. The breach impacted 12,789 of its employees and potentially resulted in the exposure of names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers license numbers, Social Security numbers, health plan IDs, insurance information, passport numbers, work-related evaluations, and login details to its work systems. No (English)
