California Lutheran University

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving California Lutheran University on August 19, 2020. The incident, identified as a ransomware attack, potentially affected the personal information of 3,549 Washington residents, including names and dates of birth, but no Social Security numbers or financial data. The breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10251

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-lutheran-university-community-leaders-association

"id": "cal521080425",
"linkid": "california-lutheran-university-community-leaders-association",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3549,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'California Lutheran University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3549,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Dates of Birth'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Dates of Birth']},
 'date_detected': '2020-05-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-19',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving California Lutheran University on '
                'August 19, 2020. The incident, identified as a ransomware '
                'attack, potentially affected the personal information of '
                '3,549 Washington residents, including names and dates of '
                'birth, but no Social Security numbers or financial data. The '
                'breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Dates of Birth']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-08-19',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'California Lutheran University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}