Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2014-02-14 00:00:00
Affected organization: Bank of the West
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Finance and Insurance
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: An undisclosed number of individuals who applied online for a position with San Francisco-based Bank of the West have their personal information (including Social Security numbers) compromised after an unauthorized party gained access to a job application system.