The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Bluefield University on November 27, 2023. The breach, which occurred between April 29, 2023, and May 11, 2023, was the result of an external system breach (hacking) potentially exposing Social Security Numbers. A total of 23,195 individuals were affected by this incident.
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"linkid": "commonwealth-alliance-for-rural-colleges",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 23195,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Bluefield University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 23195,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2023-11-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-27',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Bluefield University on November 27, 2023. '
'The breach, which occurred between April 29, 2023, and May '
'11, 2023, was the result of an external system breach '
'(hacking) potentially exposing Social Security Numbers. A '
'total of 23,195 individuals were affected by this incident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-27',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Bluefield University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}