The largest learning, testing, and certification organisation in the world, Pearson VUE, has revealed a compromise in its Credential Manager system (PMC).
Pearson VUE provides us with some information about possible events on their website, however they do not identify the individual(s) accountable for the breach.
Unauthorised access was gained to certain data pertaining to a subset of Pearson VUE's PCM system customers.
According to the company's investigation, there is currently no proof that this vulnerability has an impact on the Exam Developer Software or the VUE Testing System (VTS).
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/42249/cyber-crime/pearson-vues-data-breach.html
"id": "PEA1737261023",
"linkid": "pearson-vue",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2015",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"