The Charleston School of Law experienced a data breach reported by the Maine Attorney General's Office on May 30, 2025, after unauthorized access to its internal network was detected on April 29, 2025. The incident, which occurred between January 15, 2025, and February 10, 2025, exposed the personal information of three individuals. While the exact nature of the compromised data was not detailed, the breach prompted the institution to offer 12 months of Experian IdentityWorks identity theft protection to the affected parties. The breach did not indicate large-scale data exfiltration, financial fraud, or systemic operational disruption, but it involved unauthorized access to sensitive internal systems, raising concerns over potential misuse of the exposed personal details. The response included mitigative measures to safeguard the impacted individuals against identity theft risks.
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"id": "cha002082225",
"linkid": "charleston-school-of-law-foundation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '3 individuals',
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Charleston, South Carolina, USA',
'name': 'Charleston School of Law',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Identity theft protection services (Experian '
'IdentityWorks for 12 months) offered to affected '
'individuals',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '3',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High (potential for identity theft)',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal information'},
'date_detected': '2025-04-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-05-30',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
'involving the Charleston School of Law. The breach involved '
'unauthorized access to the internal network, potentially '
'affecting personal information of 3 individuals between '
'January 15, 2025, and February 10, 2025. Identity theft '
'protection services through Experian IdentityWorks for 12 '
'months were offered to those affected.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal information of 3 individuals',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High (identity theft protection services '
'offered)',
'systems_affected': 'Internal network'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-05-30',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Maine Attorney '
"General's Office"},
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Experian IdentityWorks (identity '
'theft protection services)'},
'title': 'Data Breach at Charleston School of Law',
'type': 'Data Breach'}