Pierce College District

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported on September 8, 2023, a data breach involving Pierce College District that occurred from July 23, 2023, to July 24, 2023. The breach resulted in unauthorized access to the personal information of approximately 155,811 Washington residents, including names, Social Security numbers, and financial information. Pierce's investigation is ongoing, and they will notify affected individuals as soon as possible.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=15846

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/pierce-college-district-11

"id": "pie1026080425",
"linkid": "pierce-college-district-11",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 155811,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Washington',
                        'name': 'Pierce College District',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 155811,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'financial information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-07-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-09-08',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal information of approximately '
                '155,811 Washington residents, including names, Social '
                'Security numbers, and financial information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial information']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-09-08',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notify affected individuals as soon '
                                        'as possible'},
 'title': 'Pierce College District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}