The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving DigiPen Institute of Technology on July 19, 2022. The breach, which occurred on April 21, 2022, was due to an external system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 6,218 individuals, including 5 residents. Written notifications were sent to consumers on July 25, 2022, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Equifax.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/digipen-institute-of-technology-europe-bilbao
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"linkid": "digipen-institute-of-technology-europe-bilbao",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 6218,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'DigiPen Institute of Technology',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 6218,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2022-07-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-07-19',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
'involving DigiPen Institute of Technology on July 19, 2022. '
'The breach, which occurred on April 21, 2022, was due to an '
'external system breach (hacking) affecting a total of 6,218 '
'individuals, including 5 residents. Written notifications '
'were sent to consumers on July 25, 2022, and identity theft '
'protection services were offered for 12 months through '
'Equifax.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information',
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-07-19',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
'consumers',
'third_party_assistance': 'Equifax'},
'title': 'Data Breach at DigiPen Institute of Technology',
'type': 'Data Breach'}