On November 8, 2022, the Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Mercyhurst University experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to personal information between January 16, 2022, and May 15, 2022. The incident affected 19,514 individuals, with 38 residents of Maine specifically involved, and compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. As a response, Mercyhurst provided access to 12 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Epiq.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/mercyhurst-university-athletics
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"linkid": "mercyhurst-university-athletics",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 19514,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Mercyhurst University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 19514,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2022-11-08',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-11-08',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information including names '
'and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-11-08',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['12 months of credit monitoring and '
'identity restoration services'],
'third_party_assistance': 'Epiq'},
'title': 'Mercyhurst University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}