Chattanooga State Community College

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Chattanooga State Community College experienced a ransomware cyber-attack on May 6, 2023, affecting approximately 1,244 individuals. The breach exposed sensitive personal information, including social security numbers, which was not encrypted. The report was made on June 30, 2023.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ef189e38-2675-470d-8935-6e1cd2bae26d.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/chattanooga-state's-the-communicator

"id": "cha1008080425",
"linkid": "chattanooga-state's-the-communicator",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1244,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Chattanooga, Tennessee',
                        'name': 'Chattanooga State Community College',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'No',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': 1244,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-30',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Chattanooga State Community College experienced a ransomware '
                'cyber-attack on May 6, 2023, affecting approximately 1,244 '
                'individuals. The breach exposed sensitive personal '
                'information, including social security numbers, which was not '
                'encrypted. The report was made on June 30, 2023.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-06-30',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Chattanooga State Community College Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}