Puget Sound ESD

Puget Sound ESD

Puget Sound Educational Service District suffered a data security incident after certain employee emails were hacked.

The incident exposed personal information including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account information, and high-level medical information of employees and students of various King and Pierce County Schools.

PSESD launched investigation to know the extent of the breach and notified the impacted individuals.

Source: https://www.q13fox.com/news/puget-sound-educational-service-district-reports-data-breach

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/puget-sound-esd

"id": "pug11414622",
"linkid": "puget-sound-esd",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "01/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'King and Pierce County Schools',
                        'name': 'Puget Sound Educational Service District',
                        'type': 'Educational Service District'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Hacking',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information',
                                              'Financial Information',
                                              'Medical Information']},
 'description': 'Puget Sound Educational Service District suffered a data '
                'security incident after certain employee emails were hacked. '
                'The incident exposed personal information including names, '
                'dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account '
                'information, and high-level medical information of employees '
                'and students of various King and Pierce County Schools. PSESD '
                'launched an investigation to know the extent of the breach '
                'and notified the impacted individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'financial account information',
                                 'high-level medical information']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email'},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified impacted individuals'},
 'title': 'Puget Sound Educational Service District Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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