The Research Foundation for the State University of New York

The California Office of the Attorney General reported on August 13, 2021, a data breach incident involving the Research Foundation for the State University of New York. The breach occurred between May 22, 2021, and July 9, 2021, resulting in unauthorized access to files that contained names and Social Security numbers. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-543880

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

"id": "rfs614072625",
"linkid": "rfsuny",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'New York',
                        'name': 'Research Foundation for the State University '
                                'of New York',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2021-07-09',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-08-13',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to files containing names and Social '
                'Security numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Social Security numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-08-13',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Research Foundation for the State University of New '
          'York',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}