The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported on January 5, 2021, that Grinnell College experienced a ransomware cyberattack impacting approximately 2,465 Washington residents. The breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, resulting in the potential exposure of residents' full names and dates of birth, but not Social Security numbers or financial account information.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/grinnell-college-center-for-careers-life-and-service
"id": "gri114072725",
"linkid": "grinnell-college-center-for-careers-life-and-service",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2465,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'Grinnell College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2465,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Full names',
'Dates of birth'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full names', 'Dates of birth']},
'date_detected': '2021-01-05',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-05',
'description': 'Grinnell College experienced a ransomware cyberattack '
'impacting approximately 2,465 Washington residents. The '
'breach occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, '
"resulting in the potential exposure of residents' full names "
'and dates of birth, but not Social Security numbers or '
'financial account information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full names', 'Dates of birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-05',
'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Grinnell College Ransomware Attack',
'type': 'Ransomware'}