On November 15, 2024, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Abilene Independent School District experienced a hacking incident on June 8, 2024, affecting 16,181 individuals. The breach may have involved personal information such as names, and identity theft protection services were offered to those affected.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/abilene-independent-school-district
"id": "abi243072625",
"linkid": "abilene-independent-school-district",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 16181,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Abilene, Texas',
'name': 'Abilene Independent School District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 16181,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['names'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'date_detected': '2024-06-08',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-11-15',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Abilene Independent School District experienced a hacking '
'incident affecting 16,181 individuals. The breach may have '
'involved personal information such as names, and identity '
'theft protection services were offered to those affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names'], 'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-11-15',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Abilene Independent School District Hacking Incident',
'type': 'Hacking Incident'}