Bridgewater State University

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Bridgewater State University on October 1, 2020. The breach, discovered on July 16, 2020, was due to an external system breach (hacking) and affected 294 Maine residents, potentially involving their Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/429b03fe-4d83-49c8-a14a-dc1da2da9132.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bsu-careers

"id": "bsu118072725",
"linkid": "bsu-careers",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 294,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Bridgewater, Massachusetts',
                        'name': 'Bridgewater State University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 294,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2020-07-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-10-01',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Bridgewater State University on October 1, '
                '2020. The breach, discovered on July 16, 2020, was due to an '
                'external system breach (hacking) and affected 294 Maine '
                'residents, potentially involving their Social Security '
                'numbers. Identity theft protection services were offered to '
                'those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-10-01',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Bridgewater State University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}