The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Fairmont Private Schools experienced a data breach involving a ransomware attack affecting personal information between February and May 20, 2020. The breach exposed sensitive personal information, including names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security or Tax Identification numbers, though the number of individuals affected is UNKN.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-537257
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fairmont-private-school-of-fresno
"id": "fai323072525",
"linkid": "fairmont-private-school-of-fresno",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Fairmont Private Schools',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'phone numbers',
'addresses',
'Social Security or Tax '
'Identification numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-05-20',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Fairmont Private Schools experienced a data breach involving '
'a ransomware attack affecting personal information between '
'February and May 20, 2020. The breach exposed sensitive '
'personal information, including names, phone numbers, '
'addresses, and Social Security or Tax Identification numbers, '
'though the number of individuals affected is UNKN.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'phone numbers',
'addresses',
'Social Security or Tax Identification '
'numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Fairmont Private Schools Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach, Ransomware'}