Portland State University Foundation

On April 6, 2021, the Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Portland State University Foundation that occurred between May 26, 2020, and July 1, 2020. The breach affected 4,216 Washington residents, potentially exposing their names, Social Security numbers, full dates of birth, student identification numbers, and other information. The breach was the result of a phishing cyberattack.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10440

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/portland-state-university-foundation

"id": "por050072425",
"linkid": "portland-state-university-foundation",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 4216,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Portland, Oregon',
                        'name': 'Portland State University Foundation',
                        'type': 'Educational Foundation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Phishing',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 4216,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Full dates of birth',
                                              'Student identification numbers',
                                              'Other information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-04-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-04-06',
 'description': 'A data breach at the Portland State University Foundation '
                'exposed personal information of 4,216 Washington residents '
                'due to a phishing cyberattack.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Full dates of birth',
                                 'Student identification numbers',
                                 'Other information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-04-06',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Portland State University Foundation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}