The California Office of the Attorney General reported on April 12, 2023, that Pennsylvania College of Technology experienced a data breach involving the unintended printing of alumni's Social Security numbers on mailing labels for its publications. The breach occurred during May 2022 and was discovered on February 23, 2023, with specific details about the number of individuals affected remaining unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-565463
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/penn-college-workforce-development
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"linkid": "penn-college-workforce-development",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Pennsylvania',
'name': 'Pennsylvania College of Technology',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unintended Data Exposure',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2023-02-23',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-04-12',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'April 12, 2023, that Pennsylvania College of Technology '
'experienced a data breach involving the unintended printing '
"of alumni's Social Security numbers on mailing labels for its "
'publications. The breach occurred during May 2022 and was '
'discovered on February 23, 2023, with specific details about '
'the number of individuals affected remaining unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-04-12',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Pennsylvania College of Technology Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Printing Error'}