South Suburban College

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that South Suburban College experienced a data breach due to external system hacking on November 8, 2023. The breach potentially affected 96,012 individuals, and personal information exposed may include names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and/or Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services from TransUnion were offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/08025fef-0f89-4099-9842-66c154b02f84.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/northwest-suburban-college

"id": "nor854072625",
"linkid": "northwest-suburban-college",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 96012,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'South Suburban College',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 96012,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'mailing addresses',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2023-11-08',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that South '
                'Suburban College experienced a data breach due to external '
                'system hacking on November 8, 2023. The breach potentially '
                'affected 96,012 individuals, and personal information exposed '
                'may include names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and/or '
                'Social Security numbers. Identity theft protection services '
                'from TransUnion were offered to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'mailing addresses',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
 'title': 'South Suburban College Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}