The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Faulkner University experienced a data breach on April 18, 2022, due to external hacking. The incident potentially affected personal information of 2 individuals, specifically their Social Security Numbers. Notification letters were sent to the affected individuals on June 6, 2022, and identity theft protection services through Experian were offered for one year.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/faulkner-university-college-of-health-sciences
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"linkid": "faulkner-university-college-of-health-sciences",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2022",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Faulkner University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2022-04-18',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-06-06',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Faulkner University experienced a data breach on April 18, '
'2022, due to external hacking. The incident potentially '
'affected personal information of 2 individuals, specifically '
'their Social Security Numbers. Notification letters were sent '
'to the affected individuals on June 6, 2022, and identity '
'theft protection services through Experian were offered for '
'one year.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letters sent to affected '
'individuals',
'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Faulkner University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}