The Peddie School

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Peddie School on May 23, 2024. The breach was discovered on December 22, 2023, when suspicious activity was identified in the computer network, resulting in unauthorized access by an unknown actor from October 30, 2023, to December 22, 2023, potentially compromising Social Security numbers of 1509 individuals. Affected individuals were provided with written notice and offered identity theft protection services through Experian for 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/96ef7126-811b-4d22-ad55-bc774ca6a089.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/academic-advancements

"id": "aca200072625",
"linkid": "academic-advancements",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1509,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'The Peddie School',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1509,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2023-12-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-05-23',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving The Peddie School on May 23, 2024. The '
                'breach was discovered on December 22, 2023, when suspicious '
                'activity was identified in the computer network, resulting in '
                'unauthorized access by an unknown actor from October 30, '
                '2023, to December 22, 2023, potentially compromising Social '
                'Security numbers of 1509 individuals. Affected individuals '
                'were provided with written notice and offered identity theft '
                'protection services through Experian for 12 months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-05-23',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice to affected '
                                        'individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Peddie School',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}