Bucknell University

Bucknell University

The Washington Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Bucknell University on December 23, 2020. The breach, caused by a ransomware cyberattack, occurred from February 7, 2020, to May 20, 2020, affecting the personal information of 710 Washington residents.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10375

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/bucknell-university-college-of-engineering

"id": "buc207072525",
"linkid": "bucknell-university-college-of-engineering",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '710 Washington residents',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Pennsylvania, USA',
                        'name': 'Bucknell University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '710',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2020-12-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-23',
 'description': "The Washington Attorney General's Office reported a data "
                'breach involving Bucknell University on December 23, 2020. '
                'The breach, caused by a ransomware cyberattack, occurred from '
                'February 7, 2020, to May 20, 2020, affecting the personal '
                'information of 710 Washington residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-23',
                 'source': "Washington Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Bucknell University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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