Columbia College of South Carolina

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Columbia College of South Carolina experienced a data breach on March 15, 2021, affecting one Maine resident. The incident involved unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially exposing the resident's name, Date of Birth, Social Security Number, and Driver's License Number. Columbia College provided notification to the affected resident via mail on November 4, 2021.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/10da4654-c0d1-42ba-9e03-8569d03df782.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/scicu-sc-independent-colleges-and-universities

"id": "sci840072825",
"linkid": "scicu-sc-independent-colleges-and-universities",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2021",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'South Carolina',
                        'name': 'Columbia College of South Carolina',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Account Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Name',
                                                         'Date of Birth',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Number',
                                                         "Driver's License "
                                                         'Number'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-11-04',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account, potentially '
                'exposing personal information of one Maine resident.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name',
                                 'Date of Birth',
                                 'Social Security Number',
                                 "Driver's License Number"]},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification to affected resident via '
                                        'mail'},
 'title': 'Columbia College of South Carolina Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}