The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported that Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation experienced a ransomware attack that began on May 2, 2020, and ended on May 20, 2020. The breach potentially affected the personal information of 1,235 Washington residents, including names and full dates of birth. The breach was discovered on July 16, 2020, and notification was sent to affected individuals on August 8, 2020.
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"id": "irv1010072725",
"linkid": "irv-brown-endowment-fund",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1235,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Denver, Colorado',
'name': 'Metropolitan State University Denver '
'Foundation',
'type': 'Educational Foundation'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1235,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full dates of birth']},
'date_detected': '2020-07-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-08-08',
'date_resolved': '2020-05-20',
'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
'that Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation '
'experienced a ransomware attack that began on May 2, 2020, '
'and ended on May 20, 2020. The breach potentially affected '
'the personal information of 1,235 Washington residents, '
'including names and full dates of birth. The breach was '
'discovered on July 16, 2020, and notification was sent to '
'affected individuals on August 8, 2020.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full dates of birth']},
'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Metropolitan State University Denver '
'Foundation',
'type': 'Ransomware'}