The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Wabash College experienced an external system breach (hacking) discovered on August 28, 2023, and occurring from April 13, 2023, to May 3, 2023. Approximately 3,979 individuals were potentially affected, with specific attention to two Maine residents whose names and Social Security numbers were compromised. Written notification was sent to these residents on October 23, 2023, and identity theft protection services were offered through Experian for 12 months.
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"id": "ici537072925",
"linkid": "icindiana",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3979,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Wabash College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'customer_advisories': 'Identity theft protection services offered through '
'Experian for 12 months',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3979,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-08-28',
'description': 'Wabash College experienced an external system breach '
'(hacking) discovered on August 28, 2023, and occurring from '
'April 13, 2023, to May 3, 2023. Approximately 3,979 '
'individuals were potentially affected, with specific '
'attention to two Maine residents whose names and Social '
'Security numbers were compromised.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification sent to affected '
'residents on October 23, 2023'},
'title': 'Wabash College External System Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}