Sandy Spring Museum

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Sandy Spring Museum on February 7, 2025. The breach, which was discovered on January 16, 2025, involved unauthorized access to the museum's systems, potentially affecting personal information including names and addresses. Approximately UNKN individuals were affected.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-03-03-sandy-spring-museum-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/sandy-spring-museum

"id": "san835072625",
"linkid": "sandy-spring-museum",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2025",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
                        'industry': 'Cultural',
                        'location': 'Maryland',
                        'name': 'Sandy Spring Museum',
                        'type': 'Museum'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'UNKN',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names', 'Addresses'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Addresses']},
 'date_detected': '2025-01-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-02-07',
 'description': 'The Maryland Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Sandy Spring Museum on February 7, 2025. The '
                'breach, which was discovered on January 16, 2025, involved '
                "unauthorized access to the museum's systems, potentially "
                'affecting personal information including names and addresses. '
                'Approximately UNKN individuals were affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Addresses']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2025-02-07',
                 'source': 'Maryland Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Sandy Spring Museum',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}