Michigan State University

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Michigan State University on February 6, 2021. The breach, which occurred on May 25, 2020, involved an external system breach (hacking) affecting 7,276 individuals, with specifically noted exposure of financial account numbers. Identity theft protection services for 24 months through Experian's IdentityWorks were offered to the affected individuals.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/19b79888-5ce6-4b5e-88b8-72b4900f2e65.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/msuit

"id": "msu1051072525",
"linkid": "msuit",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 7276,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Michigan, USA',
                        'name': 'Michigan State University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 7276,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Financial Account Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-02-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-02-06',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach at Michigan State University on February 6, 2021. The '
                'breach, which occurred on May 25, 2020, involved an external '
                'system breach (hacking) affecting 7,276 individuals, with '
                'specifically noted exposure of financial account numbers. '
                'Identity theft protection services for 24 months through '
                "Experian's IdentityWorks were offered to the affected "
                'individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Financial Account Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-02-06',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ["Experian's IdentityWorks"]},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Michigan State University',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}