The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) on July 1, 2024. The breach, which occurred on December 4, 2022, stemmed from an external system breach due to hacking, affecting a total of 281 individuals, including 1 resident of Maine. Identity theft protection services have been offered for 24 months through Krull Monitoring.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pheaa
"id": "phe210072725",
"linkid": "pheaa",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2022",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 281,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Pennsylvania',
'name': 'Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance '
'Agency (PHEAA)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 281},
'date_detected': '2022-12-04',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-01',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance '
'Agency (PHEAA) on July 1, 2024. The breach, which occurred on '
'December 4, 2022, stemmed from an external system breach due '
'to hacking, affecting a total of 281 individuals, including 1 '
'resident of Maine. Identity theft protection services have '
'been offered for 24 months through Krull Monitoring.',
'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-07-01',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': 'Krull Monitoring'},
'title': 'PHEAA Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}