Academy of Art University

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Academy of Art University on November 17, 2017. The breach occurred on November 8, 2017, when an employee mistakenly sent an email containing a spreadsheet with personal information, including names and Social Security numbers. The incident potentially affected an unknown number of employees.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-110849

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aaustudiox

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"linkid": "aaustudiox",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Academy of Art University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email',
 'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': 'Spreadsheet',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2017-11-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-11-17',
 'description': 'An employee mistakenly sent an email containing a spreadsheet '
                'with personal information, including names and Social '
                'Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Academy of Art University',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}