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ravitej01ARBONNE MLM DATA BREACH
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ARBONNE MLM DATA BREACH
Arbonne MLM Data Breach
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Information breach involves an event where external or unauthorized users fraudulently access data of an organization. Arbonne MLM is an international multilevel marketing company. On April 20th, 2020, there was a breach that exposed personal information and user passwords. In the evening of this day, Arbonne realized there was unusual activity within some of its internal systems, according to the letter filed with the office of Attorney general in California (Gatlan, 2020). After the investigation, the company identified a data table with personal information that could have been accessible to unauthorized individuals. This incident impacted about 3500 residents from California. The company only shared individuals affected in California, but the actual number is still unknown. However, based on the investigations, the company said that the incident did not expose payment or government id information.
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Gatlan, S. (2020). Arbonne MLM data breach exposes user passwords, personal info. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arbonne-mlm-data-breach-exposes-user-passwords-personal-info/?&web_view=true
Gladstone, P. J. S., Kirby, A. J., Truelove, J. M., Feinzeig, D., Venna, N., & Boyer, S. (2016). U.S. Patent No. 9,438,615. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.