The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Douglas County Libraries on March 20, 2024. The breach, identified on January 14, 2024, was a ransomware incident that potentially exposed personal information of individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-03-20-douglas-county-libraries-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/douglas-county-libraries
"id": "dou230072925",
"linkid": "douglas-county-libraries",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "1/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Douglas County',
'name': 'Douglas County Libraries',
'type': 'Public Library'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-01-14',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-20',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Douglas County Libraries on March 20, 2024. '
'The breach, identified on January 14, 2024, was a ransomware '
'incident that potentially exposed personal information of '
'individuals, including names and Social Security numbers. The '
'number of affected individuals is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-03-20',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Douglas County Libraries Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}