The Peddie School

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Peddie School on March 25, 2025. The breach, caused by external hacking, occurred between October 30, 2023, and December 22, 2023, affecting a total of 5,783 individuals. The compromised data included names and Social Security numbers, and impacted individuals were offered 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1756f259-9592-40dc-84a0-120b6b04b356.html

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

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"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': 5783,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'The Peddie School',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5783,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2025-03-25',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-03-25',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving The Peddie School on March 25, 2025. The '
                'breach, caused by external hacking, occurred between October '
                '30, 2023, and December 22, 2023, affecting a total of 5,783 '
                'individuals. The compromised data included names and Social '
                'Security numbers, and impacted individuals were offered 12 '
                'months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring services.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-03-25',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian IdentityWorks']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Peddie School',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}