The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Pacific Oaks College on August 7, 2024. The breach was discovered on July 23, 2024, when an internal page was found publicly accessible, exposing private information such as personal email addresses and preferred names for diplomas under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-589930
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/tcs-education-system
"id": "tcs439072625",
"linkid": "tcs-education-system",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'California',
'name': 'Pacific Oaks College',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Publicly Accessible Internal Page',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal email addresses',
'preferred names for diplomas']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-23',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-07',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Pacific Oaks College on August 7, 2024. The '
'breach was discovered on July 23, 2024, when an internal page '
'was found publicly accessible, exposing private information '
'such as personal email addresses and preferred names for '
'diplomas under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act '
'(FERPA).',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['personal email addresses',
'preferred names for diplomas']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-07',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulations_violated': ['Family Educational Rights '
'and Privacy Act (FERPA)']},
'title': 'Data Breach at Pacific Oaks College',
'type': 'Data Breach'}