Merced City School District

The Merced City School District in California suffered a data breach between November 24, 2022, and November 30, 2022, as reported by the California Office of the Attorney General on December 20, 2023. Unauthorized actors gained access to certain systems, potentially exposing names and unspecified personal information of individuals associated with the district. While the breach was confirmed, there was no evidence of actual misuse of the compromised data, such as identity theft, financial fraud, or further exploitation. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in the district’s cybersecurity measures, though the exact scope of exposed data beyond names remains undisclosed. The lack of confirmed misuse suggests the attack may have been opportunistic rather than targeted for high-value exploitation. However, the exposure of personal details, even without immediate harm, poses long-term risks such as phishing or social engineering attacks against affected individuals. The district has not publicly detailed remediation steps or whether impacted parties were notified directly.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-578282

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/merced-city-school-district

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"linkid": "merced-city-school-district",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Merced, California, USA',
                        'name': 'Merced City School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['names'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'unspecified information']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-12-20',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Merced City School District experienced a data breach '
                'involving unauthorized access to certain systems between '
                'November 24, 2022, and November 30, 2022. The breach '
                'potentially exposed names and unspecified information but did '
                'not indicate any evidence of actual misuse of the '
                'information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'unspecified information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-12-20',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'Merced City School District Data Breach (2022)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}