Buffalo Public Schools

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Buffalo Public Schools on April 22, 2024. The breach occurred between February 8, 2024, and February 22, 2024, potentially affecting 19,494 individuals, including 3 New York residents. The breach resulted from external hacking, and Social Security Numbers were among the compromised information.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f6e9543b-a1c8-4078-a33b-9d330182922a.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/buffalo-public-schools

"id": "buf953072725",
"linkid": "buffalo-public-schools",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2024",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 19494,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Buffalo, New York',
                        'name': 'Buffalo Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 19494,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-02-08',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-22',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Buffalo Public Schools on April 22, 2024. '
                'The breach occurred between February 8, 2024, and February '
                '22, 2024, potentially affecting 19,494 individuals, including '
                '3 New York residents. The breach resulted from external '
                'hacking, and Social Security Numbers were among the '
                'compromised information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-22',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Buffalo Public Schools',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}