Aspen Education Group, Inc.

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Aspen Education Group, Inc. experienced a data breach on December 13, 2020, due to unauthorized access that involved malware deployment. The breach potentially affected 57,763 individuals, including personal information for 279 Maine residents, specifically Social Security Numbers. Written notification letters were sent on May 10, 2021, and identity theft protection services have been offered.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9782077c-b13e-43d3-bddb-49b77fa10e5d.shtml

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

"id": "asp242072725",
"linkid": "aspengroupinc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 57763,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Aspen Education Group, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Education'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 57763,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2020-12-13',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-05-10',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Aspen '
                'Education Group, Inc. experienced a data breach on December '
                '13, 2020, due to unauthorized access that involved malware '
                'deployment. The breach potentially affected 57,763 '
                'individuals, including personal information for 279 Maine '
                'residents, specifically Social Security Numbers. Written '
                'notification letters were sent on May 10, 2021, and identity '
                'theft protection services have been offered.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-05-10',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification letters sent on '
                                        'May 10, 2021'},
 'title': 'Aspen Education Group Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}