On December 22, 2017, the California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Stanford University. The breach potentially exposed personal information of travelers associated with the Graduate School of Business, including names, passport numbers, visa numbers, health insurance information, and Social Security Numbers for individuals who traveled between 2008 and 2011. No unauthorized access to specific personal files has been confirmed.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-131599
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/stanford-alumni-association
"id": "sta459072625",
"linkid": "stanford-alumni-association",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2008",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'Stanford University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'passport numbers',
'visa numbers',
'health insurance information',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2017-12-22',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-12-22',
'description': 'A data breach at Stanford University potentially exposed '
'personal information of travelers associated with the '
'Graduate School of Business, including names, passport '
'numbers, visa numbers, health insurance information, and '
'Social Security Numbers for individuals who traveled between '
'2008 and 2011.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'passport numbers',
'visa numbers',
'health insurance information',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-12-22',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Stanford University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}