The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. on July 10, 2020. The breach occurred on June 15, 2020, and unauthorized parties exploited a vulnerability, potentially accessing user names, email addresses, and passwords, though no specific number of affected individuals is mentioned.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-191927

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-chronicle-of-higher-education

"id": "the814072625",
"linkid": "the-chronicle-of-higher-education",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "6/2020",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Exploitation of Vulnerability',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['User Names',
                                              'Email Addresses',
                                              'Passwords']},
 'date_detected': '2020-06-15',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-07-10',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. on '
                'July 10, 2020. The breach occurred on June 15, 2020, and '
                'unauthorized parties exploited a vulnerability, potentially '
                'accessing user names, email addresses, and passwords, though '
                'no specific number of affected individuals is mentioned.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['User Names', 'Email Addresses', 'Passwords']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-07-10',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized Parties',
 'title': 'Data Breach at The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc.',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}