Fairfax County Public Schools

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported on November 16, 2020, that Fairfax County Public Schools experienced an external system breach (hacking) between August 21, 2020, and September 5, 2020, affecting 19,653 individuals, including 34 residents. The breach potentially compromised Social Security Numbers, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through Experian, including identity/credit monitoring and identity restoration services.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/076be210-042f-4a95-9a94-d121e1aa1600.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fairfax-county-public-schools

"id": "fai305072525",
"linkid": "fairfax-county-public-schools",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 19653,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Fairfax County, Virginia',
                        'name': 'Fairfax County Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 19653,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-16',
 'description': 'Fairfax County Public Schools experienced an external system '
                'breach (hacking) affecting 19,653 individuals, including 34 '
                'residents. The breach potentially compromised Social Security '
                'Numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-16',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Fairfax County Public Schools Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}