The Montana Office of Public Instruction reported a data breach discovered on November 13, 2020, involving a coding error that may have exposed the social security numbers of 93 individuals, including one resident. The breach date is noted as January 1, 2013. They offered a one-year subscription to Experian IdentityWorks for identity protection.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/montana-office-of-public-instruction
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"linkid": "montana-office-of-public-instruction",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2013",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 93,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Montana',
'name': 'Montana Office of Public Instruction',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Coding Error',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 93,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
'date_detected': '2020-11-13',
'description': 'A data breach involving a coding error that may have exposed '
'the social security numbers of 93 individuals, including one '
'resident.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Coding Error'},
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['Offered one-year subscription to '
'Experian IdentityWorks for identity '
'protection']},
'title': 'Montana Office of Public Instruction Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Coding Error'}