Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Texas suffered a data security incident that involved potential access to a server containing former law students’ personal information.
The accessed information included names, dates of birth, postal and email addresses, telephone numbers, NSU identification numbers, and Social Security numbers.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/tx-nova-southeastern-university-law-students-data-hacked-in-2013/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nova-southeastern-university
"id": "nov1832123",
"linkid": "nova-southeastern-university",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "10/2014",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'former law students',
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Texas',
'name': 'Nova Southeastern University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'dates of birth',
'postal addresses',
'email addresses',
'telephone numbers',
'NSU identification numbers',
'Social Security numbers']},
'description': 'Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Texas suffered a data '
'security incident that involved potential access to a server '
'containing former law students’ personal information. The '
'accessed information included names, dates of birth, postal '
'and email addresses, telephone numbers, NSU identification '
'numbers, and Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'dates of birth',
'postal addresses',
'email addresses',
'telephone numbers',
'NSU identification numbers',
'Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': ['server containing former law students’ '
'personal information']},
'title': 'Data Security Incident at Nova Southeastern University',
'type': 'Data Breach'}