Fairfield University

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported that Fairfield University experienced a ransomware cyberattack, which began on February 7, 2020, and ended on May 20, 2020. Approximately 505 Washington residents were affected, and the information compromised included names and full dates of birth. Fairfield University began notifying affected individuals on December 11, 2020.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10368

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/fairfield-university-its4u-helpdesk

"id": "fai532072825",
"linkid": "fairfield-university-its4u-helpdesk",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 505,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Fairfield, Connecticut',
                        'name': 'Fairfield University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 505,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names', 'full dates of birth']},
 'date_detected': '2020-02-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-11',
 'date_resolved': '2020-05-20',
 'description': 'Fairfield University experienced a ransomware cyberattack '
                'that compromised personal information of approximately 505 '
                'Washington residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'full dates of birth']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Fairfield University Ransomware Attack',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}