Linn-Benton Lincoln ESD

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Linn-Benton Lincoln ESD experienced a data breach on December 21, 2024, involving unauthorized access to personal information of one Maine resident. The breach, attributed to external hacking, affected a total of 3,274 individuals, and notification letters were sent on February 28, 2025.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/810de715-58b2-4e1c-961c-2b99e1e6c9bb.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/linn-benton-lincoln-education-service-district

"id": "lin430072625",
"linkid": "linn-benton-lincoln-education-service-district",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3274,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Maine',
                        'name': 'Linn-Benton Lincoln ESD',
                        'type': 'Educational Service District'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3274,
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2024-12-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-02-28',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Linn-Benton Lincoln ESD experienced a data breach on December '
                '21, 2024, involving unauthorized access to personal '
                'information of one Maine resident. The breach, attributed to '
                'external hacking, affected a total of 3,274 individuals, and '
                'notification letters were sent on February 28, 2025.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Linn-Benton Lincoln ESD Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}