Fairfax County Public Schools

The Virginia Attorney General's Office reported that Fairfax County Public Schools experienced a ransomware attack during the first week of September 2020, with the incident discovered on or about September 6, 2020. The attack compromised employment-related records, including social security numbers, health insurance account information, dates of birth, and addresses, which were later posted on the dark web. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/6ec3f9ce-8202-4abf-853e-0d540b120e58.shtml

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

"id": "fai312080525",
"linkid": "fairfax-county-public-schools",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Fairfax County, Virginia',
                        'name': 'Fairfax County Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['social security numbers',
                                              'health insurance account '
                                              'information',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'addresses']},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-06',
 'description': 'Fairfax County Public Schools experienced a ransomware attack '
                'during the first week of September 2020, with the incident '
                'discovered on or about September 6, 2020. The attack '
                'compromised employment-related records, including social '
                'security numbers, health insurance account information, dates '
                'of birth, and addresses, which were later posted on the dark '
                'web. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['social security numbers',
                                 'health insurance account information',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'addresses']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'data_sold_on_dark_web': True},
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True},
 'references': [{'source': "Virginia Attorney General's Office"}],
 'title': 'Fairfax County Public Schools Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}