Crown Point Community School Corporation

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General disclosed on July 26, 2023, that Crown Point Community School Corporation suffered a data breach between November 17 and November 21, 2022. Unauthorized actors gained access to the school’s systems, potentially compromising names and certain contact information of individuals. While the breach exposed personal data, there is no confirmed evidence of misuse or further malicious activity stemming from the incident. The nature of the compromised data suggests a limited scope of exposure, primarily affecting basic identifying details rather than sensitive financial, health, or highly confidential records. The school corporation likely initiated investigations and notification procedures in compliance with regulatory requirements, though the lack of confirmed misuse may mitigate some of the immediate fallout. However, the incident underscores vulnerabilities in educational institutions' cybersecurity defenses, particularly against unauthorized system access.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-07-26-crown-point-community-school-corporation-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/crown-point-community-school-corp

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"linkid": "crown-point-community-school-corp",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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                        'location': 'Vermont, USA',
                        'name': 'Crown Point Community School Corporation',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Potential (unconfirmed)',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'Moderate',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Contact Information']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-26',
 'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Crown Point Community School Corporation experienced a data '
                'breach involving unauthorized access to its systems between '
                'November 17 and November 21, 2022. Names and certain contact '
                'information of individuals were potentially compromised, but '
                'no actual misuse of this information has been confirmed.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Contact Information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential (unconfirmed misuse)'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (no confirmed misuse)',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-07-26',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Vermont Office of the '
                                                       'Attorney General'},
 'title': 'Crown Point Community School Corporation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}