University of Maryland Global Campus

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the University of Maryland Global Campus on November 5, 2021. The breach, which occurred on October 7, 2021, involved unauthorized access to personally identifiable information, affecting approximately 8,354 individuals, specifically including Social Security numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/54c15248-6dc4-4f95-b687-3a37eae78b4a.shtml

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"id": "acc917080425",
"linkid": "accelered",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8354,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'University of Maryland Global Campus',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 8354,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-10-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-11-05',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the University of Maryland Global Campus on '
                'November 5, 2021. The breach, which occurred on October 7, '
                '2021, involved unauthorized access to personally identifiable '
                'information, affecting approximately 8,354 individuals, '
                'specifically including Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-11-05',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at University of Maryland Global Campus',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}