Gonzaga University

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported that Gonzaga University experienced a data breach on August 6, 2020, due to a phishing cyberattack, potentially affecting approximately 8,041 Washington residents. The types of information compromised included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, financial account information, and medical information. Notification to affected individuals began on September 10, 2020, and continued after the completion of the internal review on February 1, 2021.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10357

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gonzaga-university-hr

"id": "gon116080425",
"linkid": "gonzaga-university-hr",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 8041,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Washington',
                        'name': 'Gonzaga University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 8041,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              "driver's license numbers",
                                              'financial account information',
                                              'medical information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-08-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-10',
 'date_resolved': '2021-02-01',
 'description': 'Gonzaga University experienced a data breach on August 6, '
                '2020, due to a phishing cyberattack, potentially affecting '
                'approximately 8,041 Washington residents. The types of '
                'information compromised included names, Social Security '
                "numbers, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, financial "
                'account information, and medical information. Notification to '
                'affected individuals began on September 10, 2020, and '
                'continued after the completion of the internal review on '
                'February 1, 2021.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 "driver's license numbers",
                                 'financial account information',
                                 'medical information']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Gonzaga University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}