Katy ISD

Katy Independent School District in Texas suffered a data security breach after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent misplaced a portable flash drive containing its personal data.

The flash drive continued personal information including names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of 11,658 employees.

Katy ISD along with IRS investigated the incident and asked for recovery costs from the IRS for credit monitoring services it has retained for the affected employees

Source: https://www.scmagazine.com/news/breach/irs-agent-misplaces-flash-drive-containing-data-on-nearly-12000-katy-isd-employees

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/katy-isd

"id": "kat15523422",
"linkid": "katy-isd",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "08/2015",
"severity": "90",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'Katy Independent School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Physical Loss',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': '11,658',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Mailing Addresses',
                                                         'Dates of Birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Social Security Numbers']},
 'description': 'Katy Independent School District in Texas suffered a data '
                'security breach after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) '
                'agent misplaced a portable flash drive containing its '
                'personal data.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                 'Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Credit Monitoring Services']},
 'title': 'Katy Independent School District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Misplaced Portable Flash Drive'}