The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on April 29, 2024, that Liberty University experienced a data breach involving their vendor, Athletic Trainer System, which had unauthorized access to two user accounts in February and October 2020. The exact number of individuals affected is unknown, but the breach potentially compromised personal information of Liberty University students.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-29-liberty-university-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/liberty-university-online
"id": "lib1043080425",
"linkid": "liberty-university-online",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Virginia, USA',
'name': 'Liberty University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': '2024-04-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-29',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on April '
'29, 2024, that Liberty University experienced a data breach '
'involving their vendor, Athletic Trainer System, which had '
'unauthorized access to two user accounts in February and '
'October 2020. The exact number of individuals affected is '
'unknown, but the breach potentially compromised personal '
'information of Liberty University students.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-29',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Liberty University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}