Lourdes University

Lourdes University

The Ohio Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Lourdes University on July 9, 2021. The breach, which occurred between May 17, 2021, and June 9, 2021, involved unauthorized access to a Microsoft Teams folder containing student names and social security numbers, with three students accessing the file without authorization. The total number of affected individuals is unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/80871286-bc56-45ca-b141-ce6c0e8ea9ed.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/association-of-franciscan-colleges-and-universities

"id": "ass240080425",
"linkid": "association-of-franciscan-colleges-and-universities",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Ohio, USA',
                        'name': 'Lourdes University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Student Names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-07-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-07-09',
 'description': "The Ohio Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Lourdes University on July 9, 2021. The breach, '
                'which occurred between May 17, 2021, and June 9, 2021, '
                'involved unauthorized access to a Microsoft Teams folder '
                'containing student names and social security numbers, with '
                'three students accessing the file without authorization. The '
                'total number of affected individuals is unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Student Names', 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'systems_affected': 'Microsoft Teams'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Microsoft Teams'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-07-09',
                 'source': "Ohio Attorney General's Office"}],
 'threat_actor': 'Students',
 'title': 'Data Breach at Lourdes University',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Access Control'}
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