Chautauqua Institution

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Chautauqua Institution on August 14, 2024. The breach occurred on June 12, 2024, due to suspicious activity in an employee's email account, potentially exposing the personal information of 2 individuals, including their names and Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services through TransUnion were offered for 12 months.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/729f2b83-5337-487f-aec2-22b8cfe7dffa.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/chautauqua-institution

"id": "cha223072725",
"linkid": "chautauqua-institution",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
                        'name': 'Chautauqua Institution',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-06-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-14',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Chautauqua Institution on August 14, 2024. The '
                'breach occurred on June 12, 2024, due to suspicious activity '
                "in an employee's email account, potentially exposing the "
                'personal information of 2 individuals, including their names '
                'and Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection '
                'services through TransUnion were offered for 12 months.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Compromise'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-14',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'TransUnion'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Chautauqua Institution',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}