Texas Wesleyan University

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Texas Wesleyan University experienced a cybersecurity incident on October 6, 2023, affecting a total of 2,900 individuals, with 2 Maine residents potentially impacted. The breach occurred through external system access (hacking), and as a response, TXWES offered 12 months of identity theft protection services from CyberScout. A notification letter was sent to the affected individuals on July 29, 2024.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/06eb8728-2dd6-4e39-93ab-4bd208225337.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/texas-learning-consortium

"id": "tex1033072625",
"linkid": "texas-learning-consortium",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 2900,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'location': 'Texas, USA',
                        'name': 'Texas Wesleyan University',
                        'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Access (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 2900},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-29',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Texas '
                'Wesleyan University experienced a cybersecurity incident on '
                'October 6, 2023, affecting a total of 2,900 individuals, with '
                '2 Maine residents potentially impacted. The breach occurred '
                'through external system access (hacking), and as a response, '
                'TXWES offered 12 months of identity theft protection services '
                'from CyberScout. A notification letter was sent to the '
                'affected individuals on July 29, 2024.',
 'impact': {'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-07-29',
                 'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notification letter sent to affected '
                                        'individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': 'CyberScout'},
 'title': 'Texas Wesleyan University Cybersecurity Incident',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}