Newton Public Schools

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Newton Public Schools on March 20, 2024. The breach occurred on March 23, 2023, due to unauthorized access to their network (hacking), potentially affecting 10,545 residents and compromising personal information including full names and Social Security numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f3bbd760-8c2f-42ec-bfff-a124d1de14c0.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/newton-public-schools-usd-373

"id": "new555072925",
"linkid": "newton-public-schools-usd-373",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10545,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Newton, MA',
                        'name': 'Newton Public Schools',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10545,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-03-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-03-20',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach at Newton Public Schools on March 20, 2024. The breach '
                'occurred on March 23, 2023, due to unauthorized access to '
                'their network (hacking), potentially affecting 10,545 '
                'residents and compromising personal information including '
                'full names and Social Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-03-20',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Newton Public Schools',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}