The Ellensburg School District

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Ellensburg School District on August 21, 2024. The breach occurred between July 18 and July 19, 2023, due to unauthorized access by an external actor, impacting 4,088 individuals in total, with one resident specifically affected. Identity theft protection services, including credit monitoring, were offered to those impacted by the breach.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b3a2f6f4-04c4-4adc-8194-2daec14b093e.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ellensburg-school-district-adm

"id": "ell732072925",
"linkid": "ellensburg-school-district-adm",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4088,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Ellensburg',
                        'name': 'The Ellensburg School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4088},
 'date_detected': '2024-08-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-21',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving The Ellensburg School District on August 21, '
                '2024. The breach occurred between July 18 and July 19, 2023, '
                'due to unauthorized access by an external actor, impacting '
                '4,088 individuals in total, with one resident specifically '
                'affected. Identity theft protection services, including '
                'credit monitoring, were offered to those impacted by the '
                'breach.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-21',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'External Actor',
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Ellensburg School District',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}