Ohlone Community College District

On January 20, 2022, Ohlone Community College District suffered a data breach involving unauthorized access to certain files on their network. The incident was reported by the California Office of the Attorney General on February 4, 2022. The compromised data included individual names, though the exact number of affected individuals remains undetermined. The breach exposed personal information, raising concerns about potential misuse, though no evidence of further exploitation (e.g., identity theft or financial fraud) was confirmed in the report. The attack targeted internal systems, highlighting vulnerabilities in the district’s cybersecurity defenses. While the scope of the breach was limited to names, the incident underscored the risks educational institutions face in safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-550715

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ohlone-college-foundation

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"linkid": "ohlone-college-foundation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2022",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Unknown',
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Ohlone Community College District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Unknown',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Individual names'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)']},
 'date_detected': '2022-01-20',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2022-02-04',
 'description': 'On February 4, 2022, the California Office of the Attorney '
                'General reported that Ohlone Community College District '
                'experienced a data breach on January 20, 2022, which involved '
                'unauthorized access to certain files on their network. The '
                'types of information potentially accessed include individual '
                'names, but the total number of individuals affected is '
                'unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Individual names']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2022-02-04',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['California Office of '
                                                        'the Attorney '
                                                        'General']},
 'title': 'Ohlone Community College District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}