Perth Amboy School District

The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach involving Perth Amboy School District on January 11, 2021. The breach, which occurred between April 15, 2020, and June 17, 2020, was due to a phishing incident that compromised email accounts, affecting 3,872 individuals' Social Security Numbers. A complimentary 12-month credit monitoring service through Experian was offered to those affected.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/be1eb34a-4b9d-4c11-924f-2ad91dfc4ce4.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/perth-amboy-school-district

"id": "per812072525",
"linkid": "perth-amboy-school-district",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 3872,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Perth Amboy',
                        'name': 'Perth Amboy School District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 3872,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-01-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-01-11',
 'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported a data breach "
                'involving Perth Amboy School District on January 11, 2021. '
                'The breach, which occurred between April 15, 2020, and June '
                '17, 2020, was due to a phishing incident that compromised '
                "email accounts, affecting 3,872 individuals' Social Security "
                'Numbers. A complimentary 12-month credit monitoring service '
                'through Experian was offered to those affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Accounts'},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Phishing'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-01-11',
                 'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at Perth Amboy School District',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Email Accounts'}