Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

The personal data of more than 7,000 people who applied for jobs with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had been mistakenly shared with an outside contractor.

The leaked data included applicants' names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of the job applicants.

The school district immediately contacted the contractor and asked him to destroy the data.

Source: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/education/cms-notifies-applicants-of-personal-data-breach/275-213064202

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/charmeckschools

"id": "cha133120422",
"linkid": "charmeckschools",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "09/2015",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7000,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC',
                        'name': 'Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Mistaken Data Sharing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7000,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'addresses',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information']},
 'description': 'The personal data of more than 7,000 people who applied for '
                'jobs with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had been mistakenly '
                'shared with an outside contractor. The leaked data included '
                "applicants' names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of "
                'the job applicants. The school district immediately contacted '
                'the contractor and asked him to destroy the data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'addresses',
                                 'Social Security numbers']},
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Contacted the contractor to destroy '
                                       'the data']},
 'threat_actor': 'Outside Contractor',
 'title': 'Data Leak at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools',
 'type': 'Data Leak'}