The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to certain information between February 6, 2023, and February 18, 2023. The breach affected a total of 105,617 individuals, including 13 Maine residents, with compromised information such as names and Social Security numbers. MPS offered 24 months of identity and fraud protection services through Experian to those affected, with written notice provided on September 5, 2023.
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"id": "min716072825",
"linkid": "minneapolis-public-schools",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 105617,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Minneapolis, MN',
'name': 'Minneapolis Public Schools',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 105617,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-02-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-09-05',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to certain information including names '
'and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names', 'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-09-05',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notice provided on September '
'5, 2023',
'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
'title': 'Minneapolis Public Schools Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}