The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Bernards Township School District on April 6, 2022. The breach, occurring on April 6, 2021, stemmed from external hacking, affecting a total of 6,966 individuals, specifically including financial account numbers and credit/debit card information. Additionally, identity theft protection services through Experian were offered to those affected.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bernards-township-board-of-education
"id": "ber552072625",
"linkid": "bernards-township-board-of-education",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6966,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Bernards Township',
'name': 'Bernards Township School District',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6966,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
'credit/debit card information']},
'date_detected': '2022-04-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-04-06',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Bernards Township School District on April '
'6, 2022. The breach, occurring on April 6, 2021, stemmed from '
'external hacking, affecting a total of 6,966 individuals, '
'specifically including financial account numbers and '
'credit/debit card information. Additionally, identity theft '
'protection services through Experian were offered to those '
'affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
'credit/debit card information'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-04-06',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian'},
'title': 'Bernards Township School District Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}