The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation reported that The Kolburne School, Inc. experienced a data breach on September 2, 2009. The breach involved compromised paper records containing Social Security Numbers (SSN), affecting 13 residents. This incident highlights the vulnerability of sensitive personal information even in non-digital formats, underscoring the importance of robust security measures for all types of data storage.
Source: https://www.mass.gov/lists/data-breach-notification-reports
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-kolburne-school
"id": "the241071625",
"linkid": "the-kolburne-school",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2009",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 13,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'The Kolburne School, Inc.',
'type': 'School'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 13,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'Numbers (SSN)',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers (SSN)'},
'date_detected': '2009-09-02',
'description': 'The Kolburne School, Inc. experienced a data breach involving '
'compromised paper records containing Social Security Numbers '
'(SSN).',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Social Security Numbers (SSN)'},
'references': [{'source': 'Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and '
'Business Regulation'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at The Kolburne School, Inc.',
'type': 'Data Breach'}