On November 22, 2023, the Pinal County Superintendent's Office (PCSO) reported a data breach involving an external system breach (hacking) that potentially impacted the personally identifiable information (PII) of approximately 30,097 individuals as a result of a network security incident discovered on September 25, 2023. The affected data includes Social Security numbers, and PCSO is offering 24 months of credit monitoring services through Cyberscout.
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"id": "pin732072525",
"linkid": "pinalcounty",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2023",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 30097,
'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Pinal County',
'name': "Pinal County Superintendent's Office",
'type': 'Government Office'}],
'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 30097,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2023-09-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-11-22',
'description': 'A data breach involving an external system breach (hacking) '
'that potentially impacted the personally identifiable '
'information (PII) of approximately 30,097 individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-11-22',
'source': "Pinal County Superintendent's Office"}],
'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Cyberscout']},
'title': "Pinal County Superintendent's Office Data Breach",
'type': 'Data Breach'}