Southern College of Optometry notified students whose loan information and social security numbers was hacked.
They do not have any evidence that any misuse of personal information has occurred as a result of this incident.
The email containing this information was forwarded by the hacker to a third party email address.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/southern-college-of-optometry
"id": "sou23691122",
"linkid": "southern-college-of-optometry",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "07/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Students',
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Southern College of Optometry',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Email',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Loan information',
'Social security numbers']},
'description': 'Southern College of Optometry notified students whose loan '
'information and social security numbers were hacked. There is '
'no evidence of misuse of personal information. The email '
'containing this information was forwarded by the hacker to a '
'third party email address.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Loan information', 'Social security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'Potential'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified affected students'},
'threat_actor': 'Unknown',
'title': 'Southern College of Optometry Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}