California Virtual Academies

California Virtual Academies

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving California Virtual Academies on January 25, 2016. The breach occurred on December 9, 2015, when a data security researcher identified a vulnerability in a data storage system, potentially affecting personal information, including social security numbers. The number of individuals affected is unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-59786

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-virtual-academies

"id": "cal250072825",
"linkid": "california-virtual-academies",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "12/2015",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'California Virtual Academies',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal information',
                                              'Social security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2015-12-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-01-25',
 'description': 'A data security researcher identified a vulnerability in a '
                'data storage system, potentially affecting personal '
                'information, including social security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal information',
                                 'Social security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-01-25',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at California Virtual Academies',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Vulnerability in data storage system'}
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