The Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at The Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri on October 14, 2021. The breach, which occurred on September 11, 2021, involved hacking and potentially exposed the Social Security numbers of 349,246 individuals. Affected individuals were offered complimentary identity theft protection services for 24 months through Experian.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/18497135-1ff7-4abd-b2ff-e838f33ba789.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/psrspeers

"id": "psr450072825",
"linkid": "psrspeers",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 349246,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Missouri',
                        'name': 'The Public School and Education Employee '
                                'Retirement Systems of Missouri',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 349246,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
 'date_detected': '2021-09-11',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-14',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach at The Public School and Education Employee Retirement '
                'Systems of Missouri on October 14, 2021. The breach, which '
                'occurred on September 11, 2021, involved hacking and '
                'potentially exposed the Social Security numbers of 349,246 '
                'individuals. Affected individuals were offered complimentary '
                'identity theft protection services for 24 months through '
                'Experian.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-14',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Experian']},
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Public School and Education Employee Retirement '
          'Systems of Missouri',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}