The Electrical Training Institute data breach (2020)

Breach window

Dec 23, 2019 → Dec 26, 2019

When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings

102 days

Breach discovered

Apr 3, 2020

Reported by CALIFORNIA AG filing

87 days

🐻California State AGFirst filinglinked via multistate filing link · 100%

Filed Jun 29, 2020bd_2c9aa7ca13c91f15

Electrical Training Institute (ETI) reported a business email compromise (BEC) incident to the California Attorney General's Office. The breach occurred between December 23 and 26, 2019, involving unauthorized access to an email account. ETI secured the account, engaged a cybersecurity firm, and implemented additional safeguards. Affected individuals received notification letters offering one year of complimentary identity monitoring through Kroll. The specific data types accessed were placeholders in the template but generally involve personal information.

🦬Montana State AGMost recent

Filed Jun 29, 2020bd_61233a0994ac8296

The Electrical Training Institute reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2020-06-29. The breach occurred from 12/23/2019 to 12/26/2019. 2 Montana residents were affected.

Affected (this filing): 2

The Electrical Training Institute

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