Stanford University

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Stanford University on June 13, 2016. The breach involved the unauthorized download of IRS Form W-2 information from Equifax, potentially affecting individual names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, wages, and tax information. The specific number of individuals affected and the breach date are unknown.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-62341

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/stanford-university-center-for-internet-and-society

"id": "sta551080425",
"linkid": "stanford-university-center-for-internet-and-society",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Stanford University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Download',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'file_types_exposed': ['IRS Form W-2'],
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Addresses',
                                              'Dates of Birth',
                                              'Social Security Numbers',
                                              'Wages',
                                              'Tax Information']},
 'date_detected': '2016-06-13',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-06-13',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Stanford University on June 13, 2016. The '
                'breach involved the unauthorized download of IRS Form W-2 '
                'information from Equifax, potentially affecting individual '
                'names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, '
                'wages, and tax information. The specific number of '
                'individuals affected and the breach date are unknown.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 'Wages',
                                 'Tax Information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-06-13',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Stanford University Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}