Southern College of Optometry

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Southern College of Optometry on December 2, 2020. The breach, which was discovered on October 21, 2020, resulted from an external system breach between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020, affecting approximately 2,500 individuals and potentially compromising Social Security numbers.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/56514c15-4ffa-447b-beba-941582124b24.shtml

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"id": "par555072525",
"linkid": "parkland-eye-&-vision",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2500,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Southern College of Optometry',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2500,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-10-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-12-02',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Southern College of Optometry on December 2, '
                '2020. The breach, which was discovered on October 21, 2020, '
                'resulted from an external system breach between February 7, '
                '2020, and May 20, 2020, affecting approximately 2,500 '
                'individuals and potentially compromising Social Security '
                'numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-12-02',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Southern College of Optometry Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}