City of Clemson, South Carolina

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the City of Clemson, South Carolina on February 7, 2024. The breach, discovered on October 18, 2023, affected 12 Maine residents and involved unauthorized access to personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. This incident highlights the vulnerability of personal data in municipal systems and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive information.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/9c108bbd-3c2a-4b16-856a-4403f4733be6.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-clemson

"id": "cit320080425",
"linkid": "city-of-clemson",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 12,
                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Clemson, South Carolina',
                        'name': 'City of Clemson',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 12,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              "Driver's license numbers"]},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-18',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-02-07',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving the City of Clemson, South Carolina on '
                'February 7, 2024. The breach, discovered on October 18, 2023, '
                'affected 12 Maine residents and involved unauthorized access '
                'to personal information, including names, Social Security '
                "numbers, and driver's license numbers.",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 "Driver's license numbers"]},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-02-07',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at City of Clemson, South Carolina',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}