California Northstate University

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that California Northstate University (CNSU) experienced a data breach resulting from unauthorized access to its computer systems between February 12, 2023, and February 13, 2023. The breach potentially exposed the Social Security number of one Maine resident, and a notification letter will be sent to the affected individual on December 21, 2023, offering credit monitoring services through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/0a1dddd6-95f8-4069-ae68-9e584b38f22b.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/cnsu

"id": "cns504072625",
"linkid": "cnsu",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'California Northstate University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'customer_advisories': 'Notification letter to affected individual',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'number',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security number'},
 'date_detected': '2023-02-12',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-21',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'California Northstate University (CNSU) experienced a data '
                'breach resulting from unauthorized access to its computer '
                'systems between February 12, 2023, and February 13, 2023. The '
                'breach potentially exposed the Social Security number of one '
                'Maine resident, and a notification letter will be sent to the '
                'affected individual on December 21, 2023, offering credit '
                'monitoring services through Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security number']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-21',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letter to affected '
                                        'individual',
              'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'California Northstate University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}