Association of Texas Professional Educators

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) on June 14, 2024. The breach, discovered on February 12, 2024, involved unauthorized access to the organization's systems, potentially affecting approximately 426,280 individuals, of which 27 reside in Maine. Identity theft protection services, including 24 months of credit monitoring, were offered to those impacted.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/3124b9bf-341b-445a-b927-c8dd1c77b348.html

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

"id": "atp249080425",
"linkid": "atpe",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 426280,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Texas',
                        'name': 'Association of Texas Professional Educators '
                                '(ATPE)',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 426280},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-14',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the Association of Texas Professional '
                'Educators (ATPE) on June 14, 2024. The breach, discovered on '
                'February 12, 2024, involved unauthorized access to the '
                "organization's systems, potentially affecting approximately "
                '426,280 individuals, of which 27 reside in Maine. Identity '
                'theft protection services, including 24 months of credit '
                'monitoring, were offered to those impacted.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-06-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}