The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on June 5, 2024, that Tulane University experienced a data breach involving the unauthorized acquisition of financial account numbers and credit/debit card numbers, which occurred between December 14 and December 18, 2023. A total of 10 Maine residents were affected, and the breach originated from an archived website hosted by a now-former third-party vendor.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/tulaneuniversityllibraries
"id": "tul558080425",
"linkid": "tulaneuniversityllibraries",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 10,
'industry': 'Education',
'name': 'Tulane University',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized acquisition of financial account numbers and '
'credit/debit card numbers',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 10,
'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
'credit/debit card numbers']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-06-05',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported on June 5, '
'2024, that Tulane University experienced a data breach '
'involving the unauthorized acquisition of financial account '
'numbers and credit/debit card numbers, which occurred between '
'December 14 and December 18, 2023. A total of 10 Maine '
'residents were affected, and the breach originated from an '
'archived website hosted by a now-former third-party vendor.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial account numbers',
'credit/debit card numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-06-05',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Tulane University Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Archived website hosted by a now-former '
'third-party vendor'}